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.

Roma had been in control with the Zeki Celik goal, but after an unlucky deflection and the Bryan Cristante red card, were forced to hang on for a solid 1-1 Europa League play-off draw.The Giallorossi

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.

UEFA match observer Rui Faria focuses on one-on-one play after watching Porto and Roma draw 1-1 in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase play-off opener.

Following their victory over Venezia, Roma travel to Portugal for the first leg of their Europa League playoff against Porto. With kick-off scheduled for 21:00 at the Estádio do Dragão, the

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.