Heavy defeats but little surprise in Lib

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Deportivo Quito and Emelec hammered and eliminated in the Copa Libertadores.It was a humiliating week for the Ecuadorian teams in the Copa Libertadores as they were both bounced out of the competition with a whimper.Despite needing only to protect a 4-1 lead in Santiago, Deportivo were thumped 6-0 in an amazing last 16 turnaround contributing to a final 7-4 aggregate score.The current Ecuadorian champions were awful and constantly cut open by Universidad. Junior Fernandez scored the first two goals then Marcelo Diaz levelled the tie before half time. If anything Deportivo were worse after the break conceding 3 more goals and surrendering the tie in the most embarra Tony Carr Jersey sing fashion. Unlike the first tie Quito did not have the benefit of an extra man for the majority of the match and Universidad broke through a porous defence at will. youtube=

Emelec fared no better on Wednesday as they were leathered 3-0 in Sao Paulo. The team from Guayaquil had secured a credible 0-0 home win in the first leg and could have progre sed with a score draw. However Corinthians were far too strong and controlled the match after Fabio Santoss 7thopener. The Brazilians mi sed a plethora of chances before doubling their lead through Paulinho in Elfrid Payton Jersey 64 mnutes leaving Alex to round up the games with 5 minutes to go.Corinthians will now face fellow Brazilians Vasco De Gama after they beat Lanus 5-4 on penalties.Despite Deportivo Quitos humbling it was not the rounds biggest defeat as Bolivar were spanked 8-0 away by Santos. Ganso and Elano each grabbed a brace but it was the Brazilian superstar Neymar that stole the show. Setting up 5 of the goals he also chipped in with a double to become the highest goal scorer for Santos in New Orleans Pelicans Hats the post Pele era. It was a harsh le son for Bolivar who had historically beaten the current Libertadores champions in La Paz last week.Paraguays Libertad beat Cruz Azul of Mexico 2-0 to move to the next round while Riquelme rolled back years to inspire Boca to a 3-2 in Chile against Union Espanola.Riquelme scored 1 and set up 2 for BocaLast 16 2ndleg results and aggregates Santos FC 8-0 (9- George Hill Jersey 2) Bolvar Fluminense FC 2-1 (2-1) Internacional Universidad de Chile 6-0 (7-4) Deportivo QuitoUnin Espaola 2-3 (3-5) Boca Juniors Corinthians 3-0 (3-0) Emelec Lans 2-1 (3-3) CR Vasco da Gama (Vasco win 5-4 in penalties) Vlez Sarsfield 1-1 (2-1) Atltico Nacional Libertad 2-0 (3-1) Cruz AzulThe last Frank Jackson Jersey 8 is dominated by 4 Brazilian teams reflecting the financial spending available to the South American giant. Argentina has 2 representatives with both Boca and Velez facing Brazilians in Santos and Fluminense. The luck of the draw ensures either a Paraguayan or Chilean team shall progre s to the semis while the all Corintians vs Vasco tie means there will be at least one Brazilian team in the last 4.Quarter-final DrawFluminense vs Boca JuniorsCorinthians vs Vasco De GamaUniversidad De Chile vs LibertadSantos vs Velez SarsfieldFirst legs to be played 15/05/12 and 2ndlegs 22/05/12