Liverpool almost entered the quarterfinals of the Europa League after a strong 5-1 victory over Sparta Prague. Meanwhile, Leverkusen was sucked to death after a lucky 2-2 draw against Qarabag.

Because Liverpool will have a big battle with Man City this weekend , coach Klopp has left many key figures such as Van Dijk and Salah on the bench for the march to Sparta Praha’s field in the first leg of the 1/8 round of the Europa League.

However, with a squad of many quality players, Liverpool still dominated their opponents after the opening whistle. In the 6th minute, Mac Allister gave Liverpool a penalty. On the 11m mark, this player scored to help The Kop take the lead.

Darwin Nunez contributed a double in Liverpool’s 5-1 victory over Sparta Praha (Photo: Getty).

In the first half, Liverpool had two more goals. All made by Nunez. The English team took a 3-0 lead after the first half ended.

In the second half, young talent Conor Bradley was used by coach Klopp, but unfortunately he scored an own goal. However, that is what the Czech club can do. Liverpool had two more goals by Luis Diaz (53rd minute) and Szoboszlai (90+4 minutes) to end the match with a score of 5-1.

In another notable match, Leverkusen marched to Qarabag’s field full of spirit. However, coach Xabi Alonso’s team did not expect to experience such a difficult match.

Leverkusen was lucky to draw 2-2 at Qarabag Stadium (Photo: Getty).

Right in the first half, Leverkusen let the Azerbaijan team take a 2-0 lead with goals from Benzia (26th minute) and Juninho (45+2 minutes). In the second half, the German team woke up and played much better.

In the 70th minute, Florian Wirtz shortened the gap for Leverkusen. At minute 90+2, Schick saved the situation by equalizing 2-2. With the away draw, Leverkusen still has an advantage ahead of the rematch at home.

The second leg of the Europa League round of 1/8 will take place next week. Liverpool and Leverkusen are both bright candidates for winning this tournament. Besides, other candidates such as AS Roma and AC Milan all had resounding victories. AS Roma won 4-0 against Brighton, and AC Milan beat Slavia Praha with a score of 4-2. They almost made it to the next round.