Argentine connection. Paredes’s meticulous assistance to Dybala for the win in Rome and the success of Alexis Mac Allister in Liverpool

The first legs of the round of 16 of the Europa League began to be played. In the first games, and with the presence of Argentine soccer players, Some teams left their qualifications for the next stage almost sealed. Rome was one of them. The Italian team overcame Brighton and the first goal came thanks to an exquisite assist from Leandro Paredes for Paulo Dybala. In addition, Liverpool beat Sparta Prague 4-1 as a visitor and Alexis Mac Allister converted from a penalty for the English team. Furthermore, the score of the day almost went to Qarabag, the Azerbaijan team, which at home could not stand the result and Bayer Leverkusen, one of the best teams currently in Europe, equalized it on the hour.

overwhelming triumph

Rome overcame Brighton, in the Olympic stadium. It was 4 to 0 for those directed by Daniele De Rossi. In this way, the English team, which had Facundo Buonanotte among the starters, will have an almost impossible mission next Thursday to reverse the key. Valentín Barco was not part of those called because it is not on the competition’s bona fide list. In the Wolf, Paulo Dybala and Paredes were starters, In addition, the steering wheel gave exquisite assistance to the forward.

At 12 in the first stage, Roma opened the scoring against Brighton with a 100% Argentine combination: Paredes received a little further behind the central circle, almost as the last man. Over there He raised his head and threw the long pass to Paulo Dybala who shot the diagonal, received a pass in the middle, dribbled past goalkeeper Jason Steele and scored with his left foot to establish the 1-0. In the first instance, the goal was annulled, due to an alleged advanced position, but after being checked by the VAR, the goal was confirmed.

In the 43rd minute, Romelu Lukaku put the Romans ahead and the hosts went into the break 2-0 up. But Rome’s four lethal minutes arrived to end the game against the English, who never found a way back into the game. At 19, Gianluca Mancini appeared, and at 23, Bryan Cristante. In this way, Roma completed the 4-0 win and will travel with a large lead to England next week.

Goleada with South American flavor

Liverpool had no problems against Sparta Prague, as visitors, and won 5 to 1 in the first leg. Thus, Klopp’s team practically sealed its classification to the next stage. Four of the English goals were scored by three South American footballers on the team: Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Núñez twice, and Luis Díaz. The fifth was the work of Hungarian Dominik Szoboszlai.

But the one who was in charge of opening the scoring at the start of the match was the Argentine. In the first minutes, Alexis Mac Allister went to put pressure on Sparta Prague’s deep start. When Asger Sorensen had the ball long, the midfielder dotted it to take it to him. At that moment, the defender arrived late and fouled him. The footballer himself took charge of the penalty committed against him and crossed his shot to score 1-0 at six.

Then two great goals from the Uruguayan striker came with which Liverpool went 3-0 at halftime. In the first seconds of the second stage Conor Bradley scored his own goal, but after eight, Luis Díaz made it 4 to 1.

Saved the undefeated

Qarabag almost surprised in these first leg matches of the Europa League round of 16. The Azerbaijan team They couldn’t stand the result and tied 2-2 against Bayer Leverkusen, one of the sensational teams of this season. in football on the Old Continent. The peculiarity of this match is that both shared group H during the competition and in that instance, the Germans beat 5 to 1 at home and won 1 to 0 in Baku.

Exequiel Palacios was the starter, but he was replaced 12 minutes into the second half in the team led by Xabi Alonso, which is the leader in the Bundesliga and is on track to win the title. Brazilian Juninho scored 1-0 and Yassine Benzia made it 2-0 at the end of the first stage. Florian Wirtz converted the injury time for Bayer Leverkusen. As the game came to an end, Patrik Schick appeared in one of the last plays and at 47 he established the final 2-2. The Germans, who They did not lose in any of the 35 games played this season, They left the series open and with a victory next Thursday in their stadium, they will reach the quarterfinals.

Florian Wirtz converted the discount and took the ball to seek the tie, something that Bayer Leverkusen achieved in the last playBayer Leverkusen

Next week, revenge will be played, in which the local conditions will be reversed. In addition, the draw for the Europa League quarter-finals will be held on Thursday, March 15 at the UEFA headquarters, located in Nyon, Switzerland. All clubs will be able to face any of the remaining seven, without restrictions, because from that stage onwards, two from the same country and two that have shared the group in the tournament will be able to face each other. The first ball to come out will be the home team’s, and the second will be the visitor’s. Furthermore, as has been happening since the 2018/2019 season, the semi-final pairings will be drawn at the same event. That is, the composition of all the keys will be known on the way to the Dublin final, which will take place on Wednesday, May 22.

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