After papal meeting, Villarreal bows out of Europa League

Pope Francis meets players of the Spanish Villarreal soccer team, during a private audience at the Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Villareal is playing against Roma in an Europa League Round of 32, 2st leg soccer match Thursday, Feb. 23. APOEL’s Yannis Gianniotas, right, celebrates his goal with his teammate David Barral, against Athletic Bilbao during the Europa League round of 32 second leg soccer match between APOEL and Athletic Bilbao at the GSP stadium, in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017.