HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2024
Brighton 1-0 Roma (Agg: 1-4)
Brighton have pulled back 25% of the first-leg deficit but need to score at least three in the second half to go through.
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Brighton 1-0 Roma (Agg: 1-4)
Brighton have pulled back 25% of the first-leg deficit but need to score at least three in the second half to go through.
Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax (Agg: 1-0)
Villa are 45 minutes away from the next round.
Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax (Agg: 1-0)
Ajax are almost level but Brian Brobbey's shot is cleared off the line by Matty Cash. One of their only chances of the first half.
HT: Leverkusen 0-0 Qarabag (Agg 2-2)
Nothing between Leverkusen and Qarabag FK as the half time whistle sounds.
The visitors have not had a shot on target so far in the game, but they remain well in the tie thanks to plenty of resolute defending.
Xabi Alonso's side dominant but unable to turn their superiority into goals so far.
Brighton 1-0 Roma (Agg: 1-4)
A pretty heated first half here.
Brighton 1-0 Roma (Agg: 1-4)
Roma keeper Mile Svilar is booked for time wasting. A bit early for that.
Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax (Agg: 1-0)
Ajax keeper Diant Ramaj comes racing out of his box to stop the ball reaching Jhon Duran.
Liverpool 4-1 Sparta Prague (Agg: 9-2)
Well, that was eventful! Liverpool surged into a 4-0 lead inside the opening 10 minutes but Sparta have got themselves on the scoresheet late on in the half.
Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax (Agg: 1-0)
Also five here.
Brighton 1-0 Roma (Agg: 1-4)
Five minutes added on.
Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax (Agg: 1-0)
Villa captain John McGinn's shot from the edge of the box is blocked. Now Morgan Rogers flashes a long-range shot over.
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Think Roma will be heading through easily tonight. The miracle was last season, and qualifying for Europe in the first place. At the end of the day, we're only Brighton....
Lawrence, Taunton
Considering Watkins I only one of four players I have available for FPL this week I hope it's nothing serious!
A concerned fellow Ollie
Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax (Agg: 1-0)
What's going on here? Another potential injury as Villa sub Jhon Duran goes down.
He's helped to his feet though and will play on without needing treatment.
Veljko Birmancevic (42 mins)
Sparta are on the scoresheet at Anfield!
A long ball forward drops kindly to man on loan from Toulouse and Velijko Birmancevic makes no mistake as he pokes the ball past Caoimhin Kelleher.
A reward for those singing away fans.
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Nunez is absolute chaos. He's like the Harlem Globetrotters condensed into a football player. A one man show, if you will.
Dom
Never mind resting players. Klopp should be allowed to go home at half-time.
Richard
Brighton 1-0 Roma (Agg: 1-4)
There's a quick VAR check to see if Leonardo Spinazzola should be sent off for a foul on Tariq Lamptey but the decision is no.
Brighton's Pervis Estupinan and Roma's Sardar Azmoun are booked for their roles in the resulting melee.
Liverpool 4-0 Sparta Prague (Agg: 9-1)
Darwin Nunez tries the spectacular from the edge of the box but he doesn't catch the overhead kick right and it goes out for a goal kick.
Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax (Agg: 1-0)
Ajax defender Ahmetcan Kaplan, making only his fifth appearance for the club, is injured and has to be replaced.
But it's former England Under-21 striker Chuba Akpom who comes on for the centre-back. So that means a reshuffle.
Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax (Agg: 1-0)
Michael Emons
BBC Sport at Villa Park
A day of hugely mixed emotions for Ollie Watkins. Named in the England squad at 2pm, scores at the Holte End in a massive European tie at 8.25pm and then has to go off injured shortly afterwards.
He gets a fantastic reception from all sides of Villa Park as he is helped off the pitch by Leon Bailey and then heads straight down the tunnel to get medical treatment.
His next target is the Premier League game against West Ham on Sunday, before England's match against Brazil at Wembley on Saturday, 23 March and then again against Belgium three days later.
Gareth Southgate will be anxious, so too Villa fans. Villa desperately need Watkins, but he has already left a huge mark on this cup tie.
Liverpool 4-0 Sparta Prague (Agg: 9-1)
Bobby Clark looks a player.
Good interchange with Mohamed Salah and the 19-year-old beats his man to then blast the ball at Peter Vindahl. Good save.