Quote from: reagansimms on Today at 08:20:39 AM

Sparta needed a miracle to qualify for the quarter-finals after being humiliated by Liverpool with a score of 5-1. Chasing down the goal deficit in the second leg was not an easy job for Sparta because in terms of quality, Sparta strength was still far below Liverpool. Liverpool was still too strong for Sparta, Liverpool offensive game did not give them the opportunity to develop their game. Now Liverpool have stepped one foot into the quarter-finals of the Europa League after closing the match with that lead, they only have to wait another 90 minutes in the second leg which will be played at Anfield to secure a ticket to the quarter-finals.

It is almost impossible for Sparta to turn things around, they are now 4 goals behind and the second leg will be played at Liverpool's home ground Anfield which of course makes it even more difficult for Sparta.
However, this is a very normal thing, Liverpool's quality is far above Sparta's so Liverpool can easily win the match.

Quote from: joniboini on Today at 09:53:20 AM

Winning with a 90+2 goal is cool and all but you can't rely on those goals if you want to keep your unbeaten run. I wouldn't be surprised if the narrative changed to "Leverkusen failed to continue their winning run due to overconfidence" if they lost last night. On the other hand, they deserve the point considering how dominant they were in that match. I also want them to go through since it will give a more interesting lineup, but who knows if Qarabag will surprise us again.

Nothing can be predicted with certainty in football and Leverkusen has done its best to be able to get a draw with a goal in the last minute which is proof of the Leverkusen team's mentality which is quite strong.
Overall the Leverkusen team played quite well even though they were a little under in the first half and I think that's normal.
And with this draw, Leverkusen has a large enough percentage to be able to win in the second leg because they will be playing at their own home.