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Liverpool Face Sparta Prague In Europa League Last 16

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Three-time winners Liverpool were drawn to face Sparta Prague in the Europa League last 16 on Friday, while unbeaten Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen will take on Azeris Qarabag.

Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will be strong favourites to reach the quarter-finals as they bid for a quadruple in the German’s final season before stepping down as manager.

The first leg will be played in the Czech capital on March 7, with Anfield hosting the return game a week later.

Leverkusen, led by Xabi Alonso, are unbeaten in 32 matches in all competitions this season, and will again face Qarabag, having already seen off the Azeri champions twice in the group stage.

Also renewing acquaintances will be last year’s Europa Conference League winners West Ham and Freiburg, after David Moyes’ side’s brace of victories against the Bundesliga club in Group A.

“It’s kind of stupid that you can come back against your group opponents in the round of 16,” said Freiburg captain Christian Guenter.

“You could already tell that some of us were upset.”

Seven-time European champions AC Milan continue their bid to win a maiden Europa League title against Slavia Prague after their knock-out round play-off win over Rennes.

Scottish Premiership leaders Rangers, losing finalists in 2022, take on Portuguese Primeira Liga pace-setters Benfica, still chasing a first European trophy since 1962.

Premier League club Brighton continue their first ever European adventure at last season’s runners-up Roma.

Europa League Full Last-16 Draw
Below are full fixtures for the Europa League last 16:

Sparta Prague (CZE) v Liverpool (ENG)

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Marseille (FRA) v Villarreal (ESP)

Roma (ITA) v Brighton (ENG)

Benfica (POR) v Rangers (SCO)

Freiburg (GER) v West Ham (ENG)

Sporting Lisbon (POR) v Atalanta (ITA)

AC Milan (ITA) v Slavia Prague (CZE)

Qarabag (AZE) v Bayer Leverkusen (GER)

— First legs to be played on March 7, second legs to be played on March 14

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EPL: Chelsea Edge Tottenham In Seven-Goal Thriller

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Chelsea came back from two goals down to defeat Tottenham 4-3 in Sunday’s Premier League game.


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‘They’re stronger’ — Guardiola on why City lost to Crystal Palace

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has explained why his team failed to beat Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.


Guardiola watched as Man City played a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Daniel Munoz put the hosts in front before Erling Haaland equalised for the visitors before the break.


Maxence Lacroix then restored Palace’s lead despite City’s dominance.

Rico Lewis eventually levelled the game again before he was shown a second yellow.

Speaking after the game, Guardiola admitted that City made mistakes, adding that Palace were stronger than his team on set pieces.


“Football is a game of mistakes,” Guardiola said in his post-match interview.

“We made a fantastic two goals and of course in the set pieces right now they are stronger than us, every single team, so we try to concede few and that is what we are doing. To come back in this stadium is not easy; we tried, and I’m really pleased with many things I saw.

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Nottingham Nail Lacklustre Man United To Second Straight Defeat

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Nottingham Forest condemned Manchester United to their second straight Premier League defeat on Saturday, beating Ruben Amorim’s men 3-2 at Old Trafford.

The visitors took the lead in the second minute through Nikola Milenkovic but Rasmus Hojlund levelled.

United were rocked again at the start of the second half by Morgan Gibbs-White, and Chris Wood made it 3-1.

Bruno Fernandes struck a fine shot from just outside the box to give United hope just after the hour mark but it was not enough.

Amorim started his United reign last month with a draw followed by two wins but predicted the club would “suffer for a long time” as he battled to improve their fortunes.

Reality is now starting to bite after a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal in midweek followed by the Forest reverse at home.

Milenkovic left United goalkeeper Andre Onana rooted to the spot in the second minute, powering home a header from a corner — the third straight goal United had conceded from a corner.

The home side were level in the 18th minute after Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels could only parry Alejandro Garnacho’s shot and Hojlund steered home.

Forest made another lighting start to the second half, when Gibbs-White let fly with a swerving shot from distance that beat Onana.

Forest extended their lead in the 54th minute when Wood took advantage of more uncertainty in the United defence to head home.

Fernandes pulled one back after patient play from Amad Diallo, who laid it off to the United captain, who whipped it into the back of the net.

The win lifts Forest to fifth in the Premier League table but United are languishing in 13th spot and Amorim is facing a huge task.

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