Porto and Roma, two of the pre-season favourites to win the Europa League, draw the first leg of their knockout-phase 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.

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

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,

UEFA has ordered Roma to close most of one end of the Stadio Olimpico at a Europa League playoff game because of fan disorder.

Porto and AS Roma on Thursday drew 1-1 in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League playoff, while Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce took a big step toward the last 16 with a 3-0 win over RSC Anderlecht.

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,

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. Fenerbahce dominated to beat Anderlecht 3-0 on Thursday and take a comprehensive lead to Belgium for the second leg next week.