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Patrik Schick scored twice in stoppage time to send Bayer Leverkusen into the Europa League quarter-finals amid high drama after they had been trailing 2-0 to Azerbaijan’s Qarabag and facing a first defeat of the season. Xabi Alonso’s side came close to losing in Baku last week but for a late Schick leveller for 2-2 there and on Thursday they again fought back to win 3-2 on the night and 5-4 on aggregate. Alonso told RTL: “We lost control of the game a little bit. Perhaps we weren’t the best team today but we showed heart and passion.” The clear Bundesliga leaders are targeting a treble of tro…

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