Liverpool and Roma almost in quarters, Bayer jostled

Published: March 7, 2024

By: Manu Tournoux

The round of 16 first leg of the Europa League saw Liverpool and Roma perform well this Thursday evening.

The Reds won 1-5 on the pitch at Sparta Prague; served by McAllister (6^e on penalty), Darwin (25^e45^e+3), Diaz (53^e) and Szoboszlai (90^e+4).

The Giallorossi for their part outclassed Brighton at home (4-0), with goals from Dybala (13^e), Lukaku (43^e), Mancini (64^e) and Cristante (68^e).

On the other hand, Leverkusen struggled on the road against Qarabag (2-2). Benzia (26^e) and Juninho (45^e+2) allowed the Azerbaijanis to lead 2-0; Wirtz (70^e) and Schick (90^e+2) responded at the end of the match. See you next week for the eighth return.

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