Napoli and Spartak Moscow were the only losing side from the 8 teams that dropped in the competition after failing to advance in the UEFA Champions League.
Timo Werner scored a brace for his RB Leipzig side to take home a massive 3-1 victory over Napoli in the first-leg of the ‘round of 32’ tie. This was a second chance for the two teams after dropping out of the UEFA Champions League group stage.
CSKA Moscow played out a goalless draw away from home against Red Star Belgrade.
Atletico Madrid(Spain), Arsenal(England), AC Milan(Italy), and Marseille(France) were all pre-match favorites that came out of the first-leg with a win.
Michy Batshuayi continues to shine with Borussia Dortmund(Germany). His late brace included the winning goal that gave Borussia Dortmund the victory at home over Atalanta(Italy)