Porto and Roma, two of the pre-season favourites to win the Europa League, draw the first leg of their knockout-phase play-off.

UEFA match observer Rui Faria focuses on one-on-one play after watching Porto and Roma draw 1-1 in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase play-off opener.

It was an exciting first leg of the UEFA Europa League playoffs as 16 teams competed to advance to the Round of 16 of the tournament. With some surprising results, such as Galatasaray's 4-1 defeat against AZ and a heated draw between Porto and AS Roma,

Claudio Ranieri stormed the pitch after Roma's 1-1 draw at Porto in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off.

Roma had been in control with the Zeki Celik goal, but after an unlucky deflection and the Bryan Cristante red card, were forced to hang on for a solid 1-1 Europa League play-off draw.The Giallorossi

UEFA has ordered Roma to close most of one end of the Stadio Olimpico at a Europa League playoff game because of fan disorder.

Porto take on AS Roma in the first leg of the 2024/2025 UEFA Europa League round of 32. Here’s everything you need to know about kickoff times and full broadcast details, including TV and streaming options in the USA.

Roma and Lazio have both confirmed their changes to their UEFA squad lists for the remainder of the 2024-25 Europa League campaign. Teams are allowed to make changes to their squad lists at the mid-way stage of UEFA competitions. A maximum of three players can be added to the ‘A’ list, and an unlimited number can be removed.

José Mourinho’s Fenerbahce might have only just squeezed into the Europa League knockout playoff round but it is already on the brink of the round of 16. Fenerbahce dominated to beat Anderlecht 3-0 on Thursday and take a comprehensive lead to Belgium for the second leg next week.

Porto and Roma drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Europa League knockout phase play-off Thursday, while Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce took a big step towards the last 16 with a 3-0 win over Anderlecht."Normally,