Europa League

A fascinating second instalment of this UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie is in store after competition specialists Sevilla claimed a narrow win over debutants West Ham United in the first leg in Spain. • West Ham were comfortable winners of UEFA ...

• The Andalusian side are appearing in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 for a record sixth time. Since that defeat by Kaiserslautern they have prevailed in all three ties after winning the first home leg 1-0, most recently against Žalgiris Vilnius in the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round (5-0 a). In each of their last two continental campaigns, in 2015/16 and 2016/17, they were eliminated in the UEFA Europa League qualifying phase by Romanian club Astra Giurgiu. They also prevailed 2-1 over the two legs, one of six knockout ties against English teams, including two finals, that Sevilla have won, the sole defeat coming against Leicester City in the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League round of 16 (2-1 h, 0-2 a). • The East Londoners won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1964/65, beating 1860 München 2-0 in the Wembley final, and would reach the semi-finals, final and quarter-finals of that same competition over the next 16 years. His one Liga game against Sevilla was a 4-3 home win on 22 February 2015. A 2-0 home win against Wolfsburg kept them in the hunt going into Matchday 6, but a 1-0 defeat in Salzburg left them in third place. They opened up with draws against each of their Group G opponents – 1-1 at home to Salzburg and away to Wolfsburg and 0-0 in Lille – before losing 1-2 at home to the French champions on Matchday 4. • Sevilla are competing in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 for a record sixth time. • Sevilla have won all but two of the 22 UEFA competition ties in which they claimed a home victory in the first leg, the sole exceptions when they failed to defend a one-goal advantage against Kaiserslautern in the 1982/83 UEFA Cup third round (1-0 h, 0-4 a) and Leicester in that UEFA Champions League tie five years ago. It arrived in spectacular style on the hour from Sevilla forward Munir, who half-volleyed home on the run from Marcos Acuña's free-kick. • A sixth-placed finish in the 2020/21 Premier League earned West Ham a first appearance in the group stage of a UEFA competition.

Frankfurt came unbeaten through UEFA Europa League D during the autumn, topping the section with 12 points ahead of Olympiacos, Fenerbahçe and Antwerp to qualify directly for the round of 16. • Betis finished runners-up to another German side, Bayer ...

• The 1979/80 UEFA Cup winners are participating in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 for the third time. • Betis have reached the UEFA Europa League round of 16 once before, in 2013/14, but then went out on penalties to city rivals Sevilla after both clubs had won 2-0 away. • Eintracht have won all eight previous UEFA ties in which they recorded an away victory in the first leg. • Betis finished runners-up to another German side, Bayer Leverkusen, in UEFA Europa League Group G with a game to spare. They have now gone three games this season against Bundesliga sides without a win (D1 L2). Eintracht Frankfurt entertain Real Betis in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie defending a 2-1 lead after the first game in Spain.

FC Barcelona were held to a goalless draw by Turkish giants Galatasaray, while Rangers and Sevilla secured first-leg wins in Thursday's Europa League ...

Moussa Diaby the Bundesliga outfit some hope by reducing the deficit in the 63rd minute. Serie A outfit Atlanta edged Bayer Leverkusen in a five-goal thriller in the first leg of their round of 16 tie. Abel Ruiz's third minute strike put the hosts ahead before Vítor Oliveira doubled the lead in the 89th minute.

he Europa League is entering its final stages with the last-16 of the competition kicking off this week. West Ham face Sevilla and Atalanta take on Bayer Leverkusen in the pick of the action, with Rangers and Barcelona also looking to reach the next ...

It will be the winners of semi-final two... Rangers’ reward for getting past Red Star Belgrade is a tie against Braga, who they knocked out of this competition back in 2020. Should they get past Lyon, it will be either Eintracht Frankfurt or Barcelona in the semi-finals.