Europa League match Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Ferencváros. In the photo, Bayern players in Leverkusen on March 9, 2023.
Prague – Leverkusen footballers, with the help of substitute Adam Hložek, defeated Ferencváros Budapest 2:0 in the opening round of the Europa League round of 16. Another Czech representative in the colors of Bayer, Patrik Schick, intervened in the game only at the end. The leading team of the English league, Arsenal, drew 2:2 on the field of Lisbon's Sporting.
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Leverkusen, who eliminated Monaco on penalties in the previous round, sent Demirbay into the lead against Ferencvárosi in the tenth minute. The sovereign leader of the Hungarian league could have equalized, but Zachariassen hit the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Hložek hit the post with a free kick, but Tapsoba made no mistake from the stop.
Arsenal in Lisbon took the lead after Salib's goal, but Sporting reversed the score between the 34th and 55th minutes. The London team equalized thanks to Morita's own goal.
Reigning champions of the European Conference League, AS Roma, beat San Sebastian 2-0. The team from the Italian capital won at home at the Olympic Stadium in the tenth of the last 11 competitive duels.
Union Berlin drew with Saint-Gilloise 3:3, despite losing three times. Boniface scored twice for the visiting Belgian team. The tying result was arranged by substitute Michel in the 89th minute.
Four more matches are scheduled from 21:00. The return matches will take place in a week.
The opening match of the Round of 16 of the Europa League:
Union Berlin – Saint-Gilloise 3:3 (1:1)
Goals: 42. Juranović, 69. Knoche, 89. Michel – 28. and 72. Boniface, 58. Vertessen.
Leverkusen – Ferencváros Budapest 2:0 (1: 0)
Goals: 10. Demirbay, 86. Tapsoba.
Sporting Lisbon – Arsenal 2:2 (1:1)< /p>
Goals: 34. Inácio, 55. Paulinho – 22. Saliba, 62. own Morita.
AS Rome – San Sebastian 2:0 (1:0)
AS Rome – San Sebastian 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: 13. El Shaarawy, 87. Kumbulla.
21:00 FC Sevilla – Fenerbahce Istanbul, Juventus Turin – Freiburg, Manchester United – Betis Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk – Feyenoord Rotterdam.
