In the Europa League, the first playoff round was completed on Thursday.
Lukas Hradecky aired Bayer Leverkusen’s next place in Monaco. EPA / AOP
Lukas Hradecky Leverkusen caught Monaco’s lead on away turf. The actual playing time ended 2–3, so the total goals after 90 minutes were 5–5.
Extra time was scoreless. Hradecky made an excellent save in the final moments and led his team to a tough match.
of Monaco Eliot Matazo was the only serious failure. He slammed the ball into the top bar.
– I had full faith in the teams before the hard-fought race, Leverkusen pilot Xabi Alonso stated on his club’s Twitter account.
– We had practiced well. To be honest, I wasn’t nervous at all.
ManU is over
In the meeting between the giants, Manchester United beat Barcelona 2–1 and took the next place with 4–3 on aggregate.
Barcelona was still on break Robert Lewandowski with a dot finish caught in the follow-on position.
At the beginning of the second half Fred’s the bounce shot went into the bottom corner. Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes did the groundwork for the hit.
Detached from exchange Antony scored the winning goal. The dreaded vasuri sent the volley with a twist into the left corner.
– It was nice to hear the fans sing my name, Fred commented to BT Sport.
– It was a good game for us.
There are 16 more teams in the Europa League after Thursday. Match pairs will be drawn on Friday.
The next round will be played on March 9 and 16. The final is scheduled for May 31.
Antony’s joker decided at Old Trafford. PDO