It was an exciting first leg of the UEFA Europa League playoffs as 16 teams competed to advance to the Round of 16 of the tournament. With some surprising results, such as Galatasaray's 4-1 defeat against AZ and a heated draw between Porto and AS Roma,

José Mourinho’s Fenerbahce might have only just squeezed into the Europa League knockout playoff round but it is already on the brink of the round of 16.

Claudio Ranieri stormed the pitch after Roma's 1-1 draw at Porto in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off.

UEFA match observer Rui Faria focuses on one-on-one play after watching Porto and Roma draw 1-1 in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase play-off opener.

Mats Hummels and Leandro Paredes are in line to return to the Roma starting line-up for Thursday’s Europa League play-off match away against Porto, as Claudio Ranieri and the Giallorossi look to set up an advantage ahead of next week’s return leg at the Stadio Olimpico.

Porto and Roma drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Europa League knockout phase play-off Thursday, while Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce took a big step towards the last 16 with a 3-0 win over Anderlecht."Normally,