Europa League round of 16 first leg results

The first leg matches of the Europa League round of 16 took place with several key results across Europe. Porto defeated Stuttgart 2-1 in Germany, with goals from Moffi in the 21st minute and Mora in the 27th minute, while Undav scored for Stuttgart in the 40th minute. A goal by Stiller for Stuttgart was disallowed by VAR in the 70th minute. Aston Villa secured a 1-0 away victory against Lille following a 61st-minute goal by Ollie Watkins. In an all-Italian encounter, Bologna and Roma drew 1-1; Bernardeschi scored for Bologna in the 50th minute, and Pellegrini equalized for Roma. Panathinaikos defeated Real Betis with a score of 1-0. Other matches scheduled for the day included Celta Vigo versus Lyon, Ferencvaros versus Braga, Genk versus Freiburg, and Nottingham Forest versus Midtjylland.