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On Thursday evening, the UEFA Europa League round of 16 stage began and it has already seen some surprises.
In this tournament, Bucharest's "Steaua" eliminated Amsterdam's "Ajax" club at home by a minimal margin, defeating last season's Champions League winners and holding all the cards in their hands before the second leg at Stamford Bridge stadium.
"Steaua Bucuresti" 1 - 0 "Chelsea" 34‘ [1 - 0] R.Rucescu (11 m)
In Germany, "Stuttgart" suffered a defeat at home against the footballers of Italy's capital, "Lazio," complicating their situation before the match in Rome.
"Stuttgart" 0 - 2 "Lazio" 21‘ [0 - 1] Ederson 56‘ [0 - 2] O.Onazi
The Czech team "Viktoria Plzen" lost by a minimal margin to the Turkish club "Fenerbahce," who scored a winning goal at the end of the match.
"Viktoria Plzen" 0 - 1 "Fenerbahce" 81‘ [0 - 1] P.Webo
The match between "Anzhi" and "Newcastle United" in Russia ended goalless.
"Anzhi" 0 - 0 "Newcastle"
