Europa League: Key numbers from round of 16 first leg
The UEFA Europa League 2019-20 saw six games out of eight being played in the round of 16 first leg ties. Manchester United are virtually through after earning a 5-0 away win against Austrian side LASK. There were impressive wins for Shakhtar, Bayer Leverkusen and FC Basel. Meanwhile, Wolves had a 1-1 away draw against Olympiacos. Here's more on the same.
Key information and here are the results
The matches between Sevilla-Roma and Inter Milan-Getafe were earlier postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, United and Wolves played behind closed doors. Here are the results: Frankfurt 0-3 FC Basel, Istanbul 1-0 Kobenhavn, LASK 0-5 Manchester United, Wolfsburg 1-2 Shakhtar, Rangers 1-3 Leverkusen, Olympiacos 1-1 Wolves.
United dominate with the stats against LASK
United recorded their biggest away win in the UEL. United are now unbeaten in their last 11 games across competitions. United have kept 12 clean sheets in their 18 games across competitions so far this year. The have also had 12 different goal-scorers in the UEL this season. Odion Ighalo has scored in all three of his starts across competitions for United (4 goals).
Rangers and Leverkusen script contrasting numbers
Scottish side Rangers have lost consecutive home games for the first time since March 2018. Meanwhile, Leverkusen have pocketed consecutive away games in all European competition for the first time since October 2012.
James and Greenwood shine for United
United's youngster Daniel James scored his first goal for the club since August 31st 2019. He ended a run of 32 games and 2527 minutes without scoring across competitions. Teenager Mason Greenwood scored his fifth Europa League goal of the season. He's the first teenager to net as many as five goals in a single European campaign for the club.
