On Thursday, the first leg of the knockout round play-offs in UEFA Conference League concluded. Eight games, and there were two draws; in those cases, everything will be decided next week. Some teams will carry a meaningful advantage for the second leg, specially Fiorentina, who thrashed Jagiellonia 3-0, and Lech Poznan, thrashing KuPS 2-0.
Besides, Samsunspor, Noah, Celje and Rijeka also carry one goal in their favour before the second leg. These were the results from the matches yesterday:
Results from Conference League matches on February 19:
KuPS 0-2 Lech Poznan
Noah 1-0 AZ Alkmaar
Sigma Olomouc 1-1 Lausanne
Zrinjski 1-1 Crystal Palace
Drita 2-3 Celje
Jagiellonia 0-3 Fiorentina
Omonia 0-1 Rijeka
Shkëndija 0-1 Samsunspor
Remember that there are already eight teams qualified for round of 16, waiting their rivals from these weeks games:
AEK Athens (GRE)
AEK Larnaca (CYP)
Mainz (GER)
Raków (POL)
Rayo Vallecano (ESP)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Sparta Praha (CZE)
Strasbourg (FRA)
Round of 16 will follow on March 12-19, quarterfinals on April 9-16, semifinals on April 30 and May 7, and the final will be on May 27 in Leipzig. Are you following Europa League this year?