By Toby Davis
LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - Napoli put a foot in the Europa League semi-finals with a perfectly crafted 4-1 win at VfL Wolfsburg on Thursday as Marek Hamsik scored twice in an Italian masterclass to bring cheer to beleaguered coach Rafa Benitez.
Napoli are seven points adrift of the Serie A Champions League places but their chances of reaching Europe's elite competition by winning its second-tier cousin look strong after they crushed the German side in their quarter-final first leg.
The other three ties remain in the balance with holders Sevilla coming back to beat Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 in Spain, Dynamo Kiev conceding late in a 1-1 home draw with Fiorentina and Club Bruges drawing 0-0 with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.