
A brilliant performance from Philippe Coutinho has earned Liverpool a 1-1 draw against Manchester United and a place in the Europa League quarterfinals.
The draw was enough see Liverpool progress to the next round with a 3-1 win on aggregate, after a 2-0 win in the first leg.
Anthony Martial opened the scoring in the 32nd minute for the Red Devils after winning a penalty.
Coutinnho then levelled the scores on the brink of halftime with a simply stunning moment of brilliance.
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The Brazilian danced his way past United defedner Guillermo Varela, before scoring with a beautiful chip over David De Gea from a tight angle.
Meanwhile, Bundesliga side Borussia Bortmund defeated Tottenham 2-1 at White Hart Lane, to record a 5-1 aggregate win and advance to the quarterfinals.
Full round of 16 scores (aggregate scores in bracket):
Bayer Leverkusen (0) 0 - 0 (2) Villareal
Lazio (1) 0 - 3 (4) Sparta Prague
Valencia (2) 2 - 1 (2) Athletic Bilbao (Bilbao advance on away goals)
Anderlecht (1) 0 - 1 (4) Shahktar Donetsk
Braga (4) 4 - 1 (2) Fenerbahce
Manchester United (1) 1 - 1 (3) Liverpool
Sevilla (3) 3 - 0 (0) Basel
Tottenham (1) 1 - 2 (5) Borussia Dortmund