Europa League last-16 LIVE SCORES: Liverpool seal record-breaking win, West Ham run riot against Freiburg, Brighton OUT
EUROPA LEAGUE action returned tonight with bags of goals flying in left, right and centre.
West Ham completed a comeback in style as they thrashed Freiburg 5-1 on aggregate to book their spot in the next round.
Liverpool sealed a record-breaking win against Sparta Prague by beating the Czech Republic league leaders 11-2 overall.
While Brighton have gone crashing out at the hands of Italian giants Roma.
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Goal - Lucas Paqueta (West Ham)
Slavia Prague 0-0 AC Milan
8. The hosts are having a real go at the Italians early on.
Despite coming into this leg two goals down, they feel they are still in this tie.
An early goal would change the whole complexion of this game.
Rangers 0-0 Benfica
5. It is end to end stuff at Ibrox from the kick-off.
Benfica know that they have such creative players, they can score goals this evening.
The hosts are having to absorb these attacks as they try to find a foothold in the game.
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West Ham 0-0 Freiburg
3. The visitors have not come here to defend that is for sure.
Freiburg start on the front foot, looking to test The Hammers' defence in the early stages.
It is a full house at the London Stadium but all you can hear at the moment is the German fans.
Kick-off in the Europa League 'round of 16'
Clement looking to dethrone European royalty
Rangers got an unexpected result in Portugal in the first leg and have a real chance of upsetting the form guide tonight.
Many thought this was one step too far for the Scottish outfit but as they showed last week, they have more than enough to cause problems for Benfica.
It will be a noisy night at Ibrox Stadium as they try to book their place in the quarter-finals.
Credit: Getty Germans out in force in London
Freiburg have brought plenty of fans to the capital for their game against West Ham.
It should be a fiery atmosphere at the London Stadium, with David Moyes' side trailing by a goal.
The Hammers will be hoping their fans can act as the twelfth man this evening.
Credit: PA Tonight's early kick-off games
There is plenty to decide in the early match-ups:
Rangers vs Benfica (agg: 2-2)
Slavia Prague vs AC Milan (agg: 2-4)
Villarreal vs Marseille (agg: 0-4)
West Ham vs Freiburg (agg: 0-1)
Rangers subs:
28. McCrorie, 13. Cantwell, 17. Matondo, 25. Roofe, 26. Davies, 31. Barisic, 38. King, 43. Raskin, 45. McCausland, 46. Yfeko, 47. Fraser, 23. McKinnon
Rangers starting XI:
Phillipe Clement goes with a strong side for the visit of Benfica with the tie finely poised.
1. Butland, 2. Tavernier, 6. Goldson, 5. Souttar, 3. Ridvan, 4. Lundstram, 42. Diomande, 11. Lawrence, 23. Wright, 7. Silva, 9. Dessers
Credit: @RangersFC West Ham subs:
23. Areola, 55. Knightbridge, 21. Ogbonna, 27. Aguerd, 18. Ings, 2. Johnson, 11. Phillips, 7. Ward-Prowse, 45. Mubama, 40. Earthy, 61. Orford, 42. Casey
West Ham starting XI:
David Moyes brings both Fabianski and Cresswell into the starting line-up for this big European tie.
1. Fabianski, 5. Coufal, 4. Zouma, 15. Mavropanos, 3. Cresswell, 19. Alvarez, 28. Soucek, 10. Paqueta, 14. Kudus, 20. Bowen, 9. Antonio
Credit: @WestHam Welcome to the Europa League 'round of 16'
As we get to the business end of the ties, all is to play for as teams look to put their name in the hat for the quarter-finals.
We have four games kicking off at 5.45pm and the remainder will start at 8pm.
Two British sides will take part in the early kick-offs as both West Ham and Rangers are at home.
Aside from Liverpool, everyone has some work to do make sure they progress to the next round.
It should be another action packed night of European football.
