UEFA Champions League: Series-Opening Goose Eggs For Sevilla And Man U; Shakhtar Carries One-Goal Advantage To Rome

The UEFA Champions League's Round of 16 reached its' midway point on Wednesday with two games.


At Seville, Spain:
 
The opening match of the series between Sevilla and visiting Manchester United ended in a 0-0 stalemate.


Here's the Red Devils' Romelu Lukaku battling the White and Reds' Clement Lenglet for the ball.


Associated Press photo by Miguel Morenatti


At Kharkiv, Ukraine (due to 'war-like' conditions in eastern Ukraine):

Facundo Ferreyra (52') and Fred (71') each scored a goal as Shakhtar Donetsk took the opening match of their series with AS Roma 2-1.


Cengiz Under kept the visiting Italian club alive in the series with his score in the 41st minute.


In the above photo, we see Roma's Kevin Strootman (right) jumping for the ball.


Associated Press photo by Efrem Lukatsky