Liverpool hammered Sparta Prague 6-1 on Thursday to storm into the Europa League quarter-finals 11-2 on combination whereas Bayer Leverkusen staged a dramatic turnaround to grab victory from the jaws of defeat in opposition to Qarabag.
Liverpool have been 4-0 up inside 14 minutes because of targets by Darwin Nunez, Bobby Clark, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo.
Serbian striker Veljko Birmancevic pulled one again for the guests earlier than the break, however Liverpool continued to dominate.
“It was on us to decide how good a game it would be and obviously we enjoyed playing football, some fantastic goals as well early on. From that point on it becomes a difficult game, like how do you keep going?,” Liverpool supervisor Juergen Klopp instructed TNT Sports.
Leverkusen secured a 3-2 dwelling victory over Azerbaijani workforce Qarabag, with Patrik Schick’s stoppage-time brace guaranteeing a 5-4 combination win and increasing Leverkusen’s unbeaten run to 37 video games.
Brighton & Hove Albion’s effort to bridge a four-goal deficit in opposition to AS Roma proved futile as they might solely handle a 1-0 dwelling victory, Danny Welbeck’s roller a comfort within the Italain aspect’s 4-1 combination win.
“As I said before, nobody will be happy to play against Roma either in this competition. Looking at the options, whoever we get will be exciting,” Roma coach Daniele De Rossi instructed Sky Sports Italia.
Atalanta secured a hard-fought 2-1 dwelling victory over Portuguese aspect Sporting, with Ademola Lookman and Gianluca Scamacca turning the match round for the hosts to seal a 3-2 combination win for the Italian workforce.
AC Milan cruised into the quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over Slavia Prague, securing an combination 7-3 victory after Slavia’s Tomas Holes was despatched off early within the match.
West Ham United overwhelmed Freiburg 5-0, securing their largest victory in a significant European competitors and advancing to the final eight 5-1 on combination.
Olympique De Marseille eradicated 2020-21 competitors winners Villarreal, regardless of a valiant effort from the Spanish aspect who secured a 3-1 win however couldn’t forestall a 5-4 combination win for the French aspect.
Scotland’s Rangers suffered their first dwelling defeat in opposition to Portuguese opposition in a UEFA competitors fixture, dropping 1-0 to Benfica and 3-2 on combination.
The attracts for the Europa League quarter-finals, semi-finals, and last will happen at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday.