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On Thursday evening, the UEFA Europa League round of 16 stage began in European stadiums.
The "Porto" team secured a narrow advantage at home. Jackson Martinez's only goal led to Portugal's eleven's victory against Rafael Benitez's "Napoli" club.
In another match, the "Valencia" players had a good time in Bulgaria. The team coached by Juan Antonio Pizzi crushed the "Ludogrets" team with a score of 3 - 0. The match ended with only 20 players on the field - two red cards were shown during the match.
Another earlier match between the "Basel" and "Red Bull" clubs from Salzburg ended in a 0 - 0 draw.
In a later match, the London "Tottenham" players suffered a home defeat. The "Spurs" team lost to the "Benfica" club.
In the Seville city derby, the "Real Betis" team triumphed over the "Sevilla" eleven. The victory was brought by Leo Baptistao and Salva Sevilla's goals.
In the battle of Italian clubs between Turin's "Juventus" and "Fiorentina," a 1 - 1 draw was recorded.
The "Lyon" club celebrated a crushing victory at home. Despite conceding first, the "Olympique" players scored four goals against the "Viktoria Plzen" club's goal.
Results:
"Porto" 1 - 0 "Napoli" 57' [1 - 0] J.Martinez
"Ludogrets" 0 - 3 "Valencia" 5' [0 - 1] Barragan 33' [0 - 2] F.Cartabia 59' [0 - 3] P.Senderos 24' S.Keita ("Valencia") - red card 80' J.Quixada ("Ludogrets") - red card
"Basel" 0 - 0 "Salzburg"
"AZ" 1 - 0 "Anzhi" 29' [1 - 0] A.Johannsson (pen)
"Lyon" 4 - 1 "Viktoria Plzen" 3' [0 - 1] T.Horava 12' [1 - 1] G.Fofana 53' [2 - 1] A.Lacazette 61' [3 - 1] A.Mvuemba 70' [4 - 1] G.Fofana
"Sevilla" 0 - 2 "Real Betis" 15' [0 - 1] L.Baptistao 77' [0 - 2] S.Sevilla
"Tottenham" 1 - 3 "Benfica" 30' [0 - 1] Rodrigo 58' [0 - 2] Luisao 64' [1 - 2] C.Eriksen 84' [1 - 3] Luisao
"Juventus" 1 - 1 "Fiorentina" 3' [1 - 0] A.Vidal 79' [1 - 1] M.Gomez
