Roma and Feyenoord drew in the first leg of their Europa League knockout round play-off match, with a goal from Romelu Lukaku.
For Daniele de Rossi’s team, the Belgian forward headed a cross from Leonardo Spinazzola to equalize.
After Luka Ivanusec struck the post late in the game, Feyenoord had taken the lead thanks to a header from Igor Paixao.
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Teams who placed second in their groups and teams that placed third in their Champions League groups square off in the Europa League play-off round.
In the final 16, the round’s winners will play the Europa League group winners.
In Hamburg, Marseille and Shakhtar Donetsk drew 2-2 thanks to a goal equal to the record established by former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in his 30th Europa League game.
In the 64th minute, Mykola Matvienko tied the score for Marseille, the Ukrainian team playing in their first competitive match in two months, following a defensive blunder by Aubameyang.
Teenage Eguinaldo entered the game at injury time for Shakhtar, defying Iliman Ndiaye’s last-minute belief that he had won the match for the French team.
Aubameyang and Radamel Falcao each have 30 goals in the competition, and the two have led the way since the league’s 2009 reorganisation from its previous name, the Uefa Cup.
Galatasaray defeated Sparta Prague 3-2, with Mauro Icardi scoring the game’s last goal. Both teams finished with ten men.
Angelo Preciado equalised with a beautiful first-time drive from the edge of the box into the lower corner, levelling the score for the Turkish hosts after Kerem Demirbay had placed them ahead.
Galatasaray took a second lead thanks to Dries Mertens, but Victor Nelsson was substituted for a professional foul shortly after. Shortly afterward, Matej Rynes was sent off for two yellow card infractions; Jan Kuchta then equalised. Icardi scored the game-winning goal from the box’s edge.
Sporting Lisbon defeated Young Boys 3-1 thanks to goals from Goncalo Inacio, Viktor Gyokeres, and Aurele Amenda. For Young Boys, Filip Ugrinic had scored to make the score 2-1. Mohamed Ali Camara was sent off late on by the Swiss team.
