Tonight is his… main course Europa League with seven strong and decisive matches for the first games of the “16” phase of the competition!
The beginning took place yesterday, Wednesday, with Sporting Lisbon to stay tied 1-1 with Atalantaleaving scores open ahead of next week’s rematch.
So today, the competitive action in the second European inter-club competition continues, with the teams throwing themselves into battle, on the way to the grand final of the institution which will be held on May 22 in Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
Undoubtedly, one of the couples that caught the eye is the one between Roma and Brighton. In recent times, since De Rossi took charge of the team’s fortunes, the Giallorossi have been doing extremely well in Serie A, having come close to the top 4 in the standings. On the other hand, the “Seagulls” hopefully have just one win in their last five games, however, De Cerby’s team has the quality, but also the goal, to win the competition.
The couple between Marseille with the Villarrealwith Marthelino returning to Marseille and the Velodrome as opposition, following his removal from the French bench last September.
Their own special… color from the group stage is also given by the match Freiburg with the West Hamwith the two teams facing each other in the first phase of the institution, in the group with Olympic. The English were victorious in their first duels, winning both matches (2-0 at home and 2-1 away).
From now on, Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen and Milan it seems that they will have an easy task for qualifying for the quarter-finals, facing Sparta Prague, Karabagh and Slavia Prague respectively, while, finally, Benfica and Rangers are one of the most ambiguous pairs of this year’s competition.
The pairs of the “16” phase in detail:
Wednesday 06/03
Sporting Lisbon-Atalanta 1-1
Thursday 07/03
Qarabag-Bayer Leverkusen (19:45)
Roma-Brighton (19:45)
Sparta Prague-Liverpool (19:45)
Marseille-Villarreal (22:00)
Benfica-Rangers (22:00)
Freiburg-West Ham (22:00)
Milan-Slavia Prague (22:00)
Source: Sport Fm
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