Europa League: results of the first matches of the round of 16

The first matches in the Europa League round of 16 were played. The home teams showed dominance at this stage, winning four out of seven games with one draw.

To remind, one game was cancelled, where the Russian club Spartak Moscow was a participant and had to play against Leipzig. However, UEFA decided to disqualify all Russian clubs from international competitions after the direct military invasion of Russia to Ukraine. By the way, in you want to win more with huge bonuses, higher odds, and without risks – visit our online betting sites rankings page. A fresh review of the most reliable offers for Indian bettors will be helpful for you.

The first games were played on Wednesday, where Porto lost to Lyon in Portugal (0:1), while Eintracht Frankfurt beat Real Betis in Spain (1:2). Only one of the Thursday games finished, not in favour of the home team. Surprisingly, it was Barcelona, which drew with Galatasaray at Camp Nou.

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The rest of the games were finished by victories of the home sides. Atalanta won an interesting duel with Bayer 04 (3:2), while another close result was between Sevilla and West Ham, finishing 1:0 for the Spaniards.

More convincing were the victories of the Rangers and Braga. The latter scored twice to Monaco without conceding at Portugal, while the Scottish team won 3:0 against Crvena Zvezda. The second games of the duels will be played next week. Want to know more about football news in India and don’t miss the important news? Subscribe to footbal24.in and receive the latest updates to your email.