Lukaku Helps Roma Draw with Feyenoord

Striker Romelu Lukaku showcased his abilities to lead Roma to a 1-1 draw with Feyenoord in the first leg of the Europa League knockout stage on Thursday. A header from Igor Paixao at the end of the first half gave the Dutch club the lead, but they now face a challenging task in the return leg next week in Rome. Galatasaray and Sporting Lisbon both won two of the other four early matches in the first knockout round of the competition. Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Olympique Marseille in a neutral ground in Germany.