Ajax Amsterdam beat Young Boys 3-0 at home, which gave one of the surprises of the round of 32 by eliminating German Bayer Leverkusen.
The match at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam was decided in the second half, where the goals of Davy Klaasen (minute 62), the Serbian Dusan Tadic (82) and Brian Brobbey (90 + 2) arrived.
Same result for Roma against a classic of European competitions such as Shakhtar Donetsk, with goals from Lorenzo Pellegrini (23), Stephan El Shaarawy (73) and Gianluca Mancini (77).
Tottenham also beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 on their court, with a double from local captain Harry Kane (25 and 70).
As a visitor, Arsenal defeated Olympiakos 3-1. Norwegian Martin Odegaard (34) overtook the Gunners with an excellent shot from outside the area, but Moroccan El-Arabi (58) responded after an error by the defense.
In the final stretch the so many the Brazilian Gabriel (80) and the Egyptian Mohamed Elneny (85) they leave the tie on track for the team led by Mikel Arteta.
In the star game of the day, Milan got a valuable draw in the final discount, to sign a hopeful 1-1 at Old Trafford against Manchester United.
Danish Simon Kjaer (90 + 2) balanced a match in which 18-year-old Ivorian Amad Diallo (50) had overtaken United. In both cases, the goals were upside down.
Also with a 1-1 draw ended the first leg between Slavia Prague and Glasgow Rangers, leaving the tie open before the return in Scotland.
Swede Filip Helander equalized for Rangers at 36, neutralizing the previous advantage that Romanian Nicolae Stanciu (7) had achieved for Slavia.
And good results for the Spanish teams. Villarreal won 2-0 at Dinamo Kiev with goals from their centrals Pau Torres (30) and Raúl Albiol (52), in plays generated by attacker Gerard Moreno.
Finally the Granada, one of the revelations this season in the Europa League, won 2-0 at Norwegian Mold.
The Spanish team on track to win at the Los Cármenes stadium thanks to a goal from Jorge Molina (minute 26), who did not fail in the face to face with the goalkeeper.
Roberto Soldado (76), powerful shot adjusted to the stick, signed the second of the premises.
The second leg of the round of 16 will be played next Thursday.
Results of the first leg of the Europa League round of 16:
Manchester United (ENG) – Milan (ITA) 1 – 1
Goals:
Manchester United: Diallo (50)
Milan: Kjaer (90 + 2)
Slavia Prague (CZE) – Glasgow Rangers (SCO) 1 – 1
Goals:
Slavia: Stanciu (7)
Rangers: Helander (36)
Dinamo Kiev (UKR) – Villarreal (ESP) 0 – 2
Goals:
Villarreal: Torres (30), Albiol (52)
Ajax (NED) – Young Boys (SUI) 3 – 0
Goals:
Ajax: Klaassen (62), Tadic (82), Brobbey (90 + 2)
Granada (ESP) – Molde (NOR) 2 – 0
Goals:
Granada: Jorge Molina (26), Roberto Soldado (76)
Tottenham (ENG) – Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 2 – 0
Goals:
Tottenham: Harry Kane (25, 70)
Olympiakos (GRE) – Arsenal (ENG) 1 – 3
Goals:
Olympiacos: El Arabi (58)
Arsenal: Odegaard (34), Gabriel (80), Elneny (85)
Roma (ITA) – Shakhtar (UKR) 3 – 0
Goals:
Roma: Pellegrini (23), El Shaarawy (73), Mancini (77)
NOTE: the return matches are played next week.
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