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

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.

Porto drew 1-1 against Roma in the Europa League knockout round play-off first leg at Estádio do Dragão. The first half was a stop start affair interrupted by six bookings, the Italian club taking the lead in added time when Zeki Çelik got into the box and beat Diogo Costa.

Porto and Roma, two of the pre-season favourites to win the Europa League, drew the first leg of their knockout-phase play-off 1-1.

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,

In a surprising development for Roma, both Mats Hummels and Leandro Paredes are absent from the starting eleven. The veteran duo were rested during last weekend’s victory against Venezia. However, captain Lorenzo Pellegrini makes his return to the lineup.