The 2021/2022 Europa League first leg ties of the round of 16 were honoured on Thursday.
FC Barcelona 0-0 Galatasaray
FC Barcelona were unable to maintain their good form after being held to a goalless draw by Turkish giants Galatasaray at the Camp Nou.
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Ferran Torres, Adama Traore and Memphis Depay started in the attack for the hosts, but they struggled to find a way past the Inaki Pena and his defence.
Sporting Braga 2-0 AS Monaco
Sporting Braga will take a slender lead to Frace next week after defeating AS Monaco 2-0 on Thursday evening.
Abel Ruiz's third minute strike put the hosts ahead before Vítor Oliveira doubled the lead in the 89th minute.
Atalanta 3-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Serie A outfit Atlanta edged Bayer Leverkusen in a five-goal thriller in the first leg of their round of 16 tie.
Luis Muriel (2) and Ruslan Malinovskyi were on target for the Italians after Charles Aránguiz put Leverkusen ahead on 11 minutes.
Moussa Diaby the Bundesliga outfit some hope by reducing the deficit in the 63rd minute.
Rangers 3-0 Red Star Belgrade
Scottish champions Rangers seemingly have one foot in the quarter-finals after defeating Red Star Belgrade 3-0 at Ibrox Stadium.
James Tavernier and Alfredo Morelos put the hosts two goals clear inside the opening 15 minutes of the first half.
Nigeria international Leon Balogun wrapped up an impressive evening by bagging the third goal in the 51st minute.
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Sevilla 1-0 West Ham United
Sevilla took a slight advantage in their Last 16 tie after defeating West Ham United 1-0 on Thursday evening.
Morocco international Munir El Haddadi got the all-important winner for the six-time winners on the hour mark.
Meanwhile, the tie between Spartak Moscow and RB Liepzig did not comes off because Spartak Moscow have been removed from the Europa League after UEFA banned all Russian club and international sides from its competitions in the light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine