Olympique de Marseille beat Villarreal 4-0 at the Vélodrome. Goals from Veretout, Aubameyang, Gonçalo Guedes and an own goal from Pepe Reina.

Marseille win first leg in round of 16 in the Europa League. Liverpool beat Sparta in Prague (1-5) Roma also beat (4-0) the effervescent Brighton coached by Roberto de Zerbi. Bayer Leverkusen tied 2-2 at home to Qarabag.