In the early morning of March 8th, Beijing time, the first leg of the Europa League 1 8 finals all 8 games ended, this season's Europa League giants Liverpool, AC Milan, Rome and other teams, of which AC Milan defeated Slavia Prague at home to take the lead, pharmaceutical Leverkusen away to Carla**, continue to maintain an unbeaten record, in addition to Liverpool away against Sparta Prague, Roma at home against Brighton, the major giants have joys and sorrows, a few joys and a few sorrows.
Sparta Prague 1-5 Liverpool
Liverpool's official departure from Jurgen Klopp this season has only galvanized the players' fighting spirit to fight for the title on four fronts, first beating Chelsea in the English League Cup to win the first title of 2024. Liverpool lead the Premier League by one point and will host Manchester City on Sunday to win the title and reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, so Liverpool still have hopes of winning the quadruple this season.
In the game, in the first half, McAllister passed, Nunez scored a double volley, Bradley came off the bench in the second half, Konate went out injured, Salah's comeback goal was blown, and Dias and Szobosloy scored. In the end, Liverpool won 5-1 away at Sparta Prague, and the Reds took the lead in promotion, winning seven consecutive victories in all competitions.
Roma 4-0 Brighton
After Mourinho's dismissal, Roma had a large record, and De Rossi took over halfway through the game to lead Roma to a small climax, only 4 points behind the Champions League zone in Serie A, and re-saw the hope of qualifying for the Champions League. Brighton, on the other hand, slipped from the dark horse form of the previous two seasons, with three consecutive winless games in all competitions and two consecutive defeats. This is a direct dialogue between the Premier League and Serie A, which are in contention for points in European competition this season, as the Champions League will be expanded next season, and the top two in the European standings this season will qualify for the Champions League with a slight edge ahead of the Premier League.
In the game, in the first half, Dybala successfully scored a single goal against offside, Lukaku smiled and expanded the score, and at half-time, Roma 2-0 Brighton; In the second half, Roberto Mancini scored from the penalty spot and Cristante sealed the win with a header to seal the win as Roma thrashed Brighton 4-0.
AC Milan 4-2 Slavia Prague
AC Milan finished third in the Champions League group of death to qualify for the Europa League last-16 play-offs, beating Ligue 1 side Rennes 5-3 on aggregate over two legs to reach the Europa League last-16. With no hope of winning the league title and exiting the Champions League, Pioli has set his sights on the Europa League, hoping to win the first Europa League trophy in the team's history.
In the game, in the first half, Diouf recklessly tackled Pulisic and ate a straight red, Rafael Leao assisted Giroud to open the scoring, Dudra volleyed the world wave to equalize, Reinders replied that the world wave exceeded the score again, and Loftus-Cheek scored again. In the rematch, substitute Schronz pulled one back with a shot from a tight angle, and Leao sealed the win with two people in a single show to feed Christian Pulisic. In the end, Milan 4-2 ten Slavia Prague.
Kara** 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen are the standout team in Europe's top five leagues this season, unbeaten in all competitions, and with a 10-point advantage in the Bundesliga, it is only a matter of time before they win the title. In the German Cup, Bayer Leverkusen reached the semi-finals, and in the Europa League, Bayer Leverkusen advanced to the knockout stage with a complete victory record, Alonso maintained the hope of winning the treble of the season and hit the great cause of winning the Bundesliga with an unbeaten record.
In the game, Benzia scored in the first half, Juninho single-handedly expanded the score, in the second half, Wirtz single-handedly scored a goal to pull one back, Schick equalized in stoppage time, and finally Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Kara** in the first leg, and the pharmaceutical company was unbeaten in 35 games in all competitions.
The other four 1 8 finals were: Freiburg 1-0 West Ham United, Sporting 1-1 draw with Atalanta, Benfica 2-2 Glasgow Wanderers, Marseille 4-0 Villarreal.