The Citizen (Gauteng)

Thursday 25 February

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S10 V3

M1 Arsenal vs Benfica: It’s all square between Arsenal and Benfica as the two European heavyweigh­ts continue their Europa League round-of-32 tie in Athens after both maintained their unbeaten runs in this season’s competitio­n with a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Rome.

M2 Villareal vs Salzburg: Villarreal hold a clear advantage in this Europa League tie as they play host to Salzburg with a 2-0 lead from the first leg in Austria.

M3 AC Milan vs Crvena Zvezda: This Europa League round-of-32 tie between former European champions continues at San Siro with AC Milan and Red Star level at 2-2 after an eventful first leg in Belgrade.

M4 Bayer Leverkusen vs Young Boys Berne: Bayer Leverkusen and Young Boys meet again a week after a remarkable first leg in Berne that the Swiss side eventually won 4-3 after the visitors had clawed back a three-goal deficit.

M5 Club Brugge vs Dynamo Kiev:

There was nothing to choose between the clubs in last week’s first leg with Dynamo taking the lead through Vitaliy Buyalskiy before Club Brugge struck back five minutes later.

M6 Dinamo Zagreb vs Krasnodar: Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb made it five successive Europa League victories with a 3-2 win at Krasnodar in the first leg of this round-of-32 tie and will be confident of sealing the deal at the Stadion Maksimir, where they are on a lengthy unbeaten European run.

M7 Leicester City vs Slavia Praha:

After a first-leg goalless stalemate in Prague, Leicester City have home advantage in the return leg of this Europa League last-32 tie

M8 Manchester United vs Real Sociedad: Manchester United's flawless record in UEFA Europa League round of 32 ties looks set to continue as they take on Real Sociedad at Old Trafford 4-0 up from the first leg.

M9 PSV Eindhoven vs Olympiakos: PSV Eindhoven have it all to do as they bid to reach the Europa League last-16 for the first time in nine years. Visitors Olympiacos hold a 4-2 advantage from the first leg in Greece.

M10 Roma vs Sporting Braga: Roma are well placed to reach the last 16 of the Europa League for the second season in a row, holding a 2-0 lead from the first leg of their round-of-32 tie against Braga.

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