Liverpool are playing a fairly simple game in the second leg against a Sparta Prague team that seems not to be at the level of a superteam like the Reds, and Klopp's team are proving this year to be one of the best teams in the world and that they are in a competition that does not belong to them due to level and players.
After scoring 4 goals in the first 13 minutes, they have relaxed much more, and an aggregate where they already have 9 goals makes it clear that there was not going to be any type of dispute in this tie and that it was more than anything the chronicle of a death announced from the Czech team. Despite this, the Czechs have not given up and are trying to fight as hard as they can and have even scored a goal in each of the games.
But this result, unless a miracle happens, leads us to think about which rivals will be able to face off against the English team, and the fact is that the quarterfinals of the Europa League are a complicated scenario, where many of the best teams in Europe, those that did not reach the Champions League last season due to whatever problems, like Liverpool, but that this year have regained their level or have acquired it with signings.
These are the teams that are classified for the quarterfinal draw, and among them we find 2 English, 2 Italian, 2 Portuguese, 1 French and 1 German.
Among them, there are teams that are having very good seasons such as West Ham, which already won the Conference last year and this year are much better, Leverkusen who have been undefeated all season, or Roma, who despite not being Having his best season, he has just knocked down a feared team in England like Brighton.
It's a pure draw. There is no seeding or country protection, so clubs can face opponents from the same national federation and the same teams they faced previously in the group stage.
Eight balls with the names of the quarterfinalists are placed in a large container in the center and mixed. The first team out plays its first home game against the second team out. The procedure is repeated with the remaining balls in the container to complete the quarterfinal pairings.
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