Stephan El Shaarawy and Roma have all options open in the return match against Porto. © APA/afp / MIGUEL RIOPA

Roma keeps door open for round of 16 – Heidenheim wins in Copenhagen

On Thursday, the first legs of the playoffs in the Europa League and the Conference League were scheduled.

13. February 2025

From: cst

Josè Mourinho is celebrating with Fenerbahce, while city rivals Galatasaray are facing elimination. The two big clubs from Istanbul achieved completely opposite results in the first leg of the Europa League playoffs.

While Fenerbahce won 3-0 at home against Anderlecht, Galatasaray had to admit defeat at Alkmaar with 1:4. After the red card for defender Kaan Ayhan (54th minute), the Dutch increased the score and are one and a half legs into the round of XNUMX.

Fener striker Edin Dzeko (l.) scored the opening goal against Anderlecht. © APA/afp / OZAN KOSE

The remaining duels remain exciting. Roma managed to draw 73-1 in Porto despite being outnumbered (Bryan Cristante was shown a yellow-red card after 1 minutes). The top Hungarian club Ferencvaros can dream of reaching the round of 1 after a 0-2 home victory over Pilsen. The same goes for Ajax, who beat their Belgian neighbours Royale Union 0-XNUMX.

Heidenheim wins in Copenhagen

In the Conference League, the German Bundesliga team Heidenheim won the top match against Copenhagen 2-1. Defender Tim Siersleben was the match winner in the 85th minute. In the second duel between two well-known clubs, Real Betis clearly had the upper hand against Gent with a 3-0 win. The team led by Brazilian star Anthony (he scored the 1-0 goal) can now almost plan for the round of XNUMX.

The European Cup results from Thursday

Europa League: Playoff first legs
Fenerbahce – Anderlecht 3:0
Ferencvaros – Viktoria Plzen 1-0
Midtjylland – Real Sociedad 1:2
Royale Union SG – Ajax 0:2
AZ Alkmaar – Galatasaray 4-1
Porto – Roma 1:1
PAOK – Steaua Bucharest 1:2
Twente – Bödö/Glimt 2:1

Conference League: Playoff first legs
Celje – APOEL 2:2
Molde – Shamrock Rovers 0:1
TSC – Jagiellonia 1:3
Vikingur Reykjavik – Panathinaikos 2-1
Borac Banja Luka – Olimpija Ljubljana 1-0
Copenhagen – Heidenheim 1:2
Gent – ​​Real Betis 0:3
Omonia – Pafos 1:1