UEFA Europa League: Liverpool loses to Union, while AS Roma defeats Sheriff to advance to the knockout stage. With a convincing 3-0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova on Thursday, AS Roma sealed second place in Group G and a trip to the Europa League play-off stages. Liverpool, meanwhile, lost their match at Lotto Park to Union SG 1-2.
Romelu Lukaku and Andrea Belotti scored goals for Roma in the first half of the game, and Niccolo Pisilli added a third goal right before stoppage time ended.
Romelu Lukaku skillfully capitalized on Nicola Zalewski’s pass to give Roma the lead after just 11 minutes. After Sheriff’s goalkeeper Maxym Koval had first saved Zalewski’s effort, Andrea Belotti increased the lead after 32 minutes by heading the rebound into an open net.
EVERTON DEFEATS UNION
Liverpool beat Union SG 2-1, but they still lead Group E and have a certain position in the round of 16.
Toulouse won this slot after defeating LASK Linz 2-1, while Union SG, despite this thrilling victory, did not advance to the next round.
ADDITIONAL RESULTS
Slavia Prague continued to be the team to beat, outclassing Servette 4-0 with a dominant performance on their home field. David Doudera, Ivan Schranz, and Mojmir Chytil—who scored twice—scored in the first half.
Brighton & Hove Albion defeated Olympique Marseille 1-0 thanks to a late goal from Joao Pedro, securing first place in Group B of the Europa League. Marseille, who finished two points behind Brighton with eleven, will advance to the play-off stages.
Martin Ellingsen’s own goal helped Bayer Leverkusen eliminate Molde’s hopes of making the playoffs with a resounding 5-1 victory in Group H. Qarabag defeated Hacken 2-1 to claim the runners-up spot.
In a thrilling Group F match, the Spanish team Villarreal defeated Stade Rennais 3-2 to take first place on the scoreboard with 13 points, one point ahead of the French team, whose last-minute equalizer was disallowed by VAR due to offside.
