Leipzig saves a draw
Borussia Dortmund is also in the Europa League before the end. In the first leg of the second round against Glasgow Rangers, BVB suffered an embarrassing bankruptcy. In the second leg in a week in front of thousands of Rangers fans it will be very difficult.
Desolate defense, harmless offensive – Borussia Dortmund threatens the next knockout on the international stage. After the 2: 4 (0: 2) against Glasgow Rangers, there are hardly any chances for the Bundesliga runners-up to reach the round of 16 of the Europa League before the second intermediate round duel with the Scottish champions in a week. As with the early end in the Champions League, coach Marco Rose’s team failed to prove its international class.
In the 1000th Dortmund competitive game at Signal Iduna Park, Rangers pros James Tavernier (38th penalty), Alfredo Morelos (41st) and John Lundstram (49th) and BVB central defender Dan-Axel Zagadou scored an own goal (54th). ) in front of 10,000 spectators for the deserved defeat of the favored BVB. Jude Bellingham (51st) and Raphaël Guerreiro (82nd) scored for the Rose team.
RB Leipzig plays a draw against Real Sociedad
RB Leipzig did not get beyond a draw against Real Sociedad San Sebastián and also has to fear for the round of 16 of the Europa League. The fourth-placed Bundesliga team drew 2-2 (1-1) from the Spanish club in the first leg of the second round on Thursday evening.
Christopher Nkunku (30′) and substitute Emil Forsberg (82’/penalty) scored twice to equalize in front of 21,113 fans. The guests from Spain, who surprised with their very defensive style of play, scored their goals through Robin Le Normand (8th) and Mikel Oyarzabal (64th/penalty).
Barcelona only drew 1-1 against Napoli in the Europa League
FC Barcelona started the second round of the Europa League with a disappointing draw. In the first leg against SSC Napoli, the top Spanish club had to settle for a 1-1 (0-1) draw on Thursday.
Naples had taken the lead through Piotr Zielinski (29′), but in the second half Ferran Torres (59′) managed to equalize with a hand penalty. The Catalans, who failed in the Champions League, determined the game, but rarely came up with dangerous goal-area scenes.
In the parallel games played early in the evening, Sheriff Tiraspol won 2-0 (1-0) against SC Braga and Real Betis 3-2 (3-1) at Zenit St. Petersburg. Later in the evening, FC Porto clinched victories against Lazio, Atalanta Bergamo against Piraeus and FC Sevilla against Zagreb. The second legs are next Thursday (all results of the European Cup intermediate round).
Squad value from 651 to 20m: Europa League knockout round teams
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