Europa League

Sixteen games were contested on Thursday as the Europa League's Round of 16 commenced.

At Rome:

Viktor Tsyhankov (52') and Junior Moraes (79') each scored once as Dynamo Kiev gained a series-opening 2-2 road draw with Lazio.

Ciro Immobile (54') and Felipe Anderson (62') each scored once for the Young Eagles.

 At Leipzig, Germany:

Timo Werner scored the winning goal in the 77th minute as RB Leipzig held off visiting Zenit Saint Petersburg 2-1 in their series-opening match.

At Madrid:

Saul Niguez (22'), Diego Costa (47'), and Koke (90') each scored once as Atletico Madrid opening their series by dominating visiting Lokomotiv Moscow 3-0.

At Moscow:

Marcelo scored the only goal of Lyon's series-opening 1-0 road win over CSKA Moscow in the 68th minute.

At Marseilles, France:

Lucas Ocampos scored twice (1', 58') as Marseille defeated visiting Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in game one.

At Lisbon:

Fredy Montero scored twice (45'+1, 49') as Sporting CP blanked visiting FC Viktoria Plzen 2-0 in their series-opening contest.

At Dortmund, Germany:

Valon Berisha scored twice (PK-49', 56') as FC Red Bull Salzburg knocked off Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the opening match of their two-game series.

At Milan, Italy:

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (15') and Aaron Ramsey (45'+4) each scored a first-half goal as Arsenal blanked AC Milan 2-0 on the road in their series opener.