Rangers defended valiantly with 10 men after Robin Propper’s early sending off in the first leg. They had to survive 19 shots on their goal which generated an xG of 2.37, and also had to contend with a disallowed goal and a missed penalty for Athletic Bilbao, which gives them a chance in this second leg. However, you do get the feeling that they had to win the first leg, given how impressive Bilbao have been at home this season.

Only Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have amassed more points at home than Bilbao in La Liga, with the Spanish side winning nine of their 16 games on home territory and crucially, only losing one of these. Rangers may have an issue when it comes to breaching their backline, Ernesto Valverde’s side boast the best defensive home record in La Liga, with only 10 goals conceded.

They have managed to translate these records across to their European performances as well. They’ve won all five of their games at home in the Europa League this season and saw off Roma at home in the last round of the competition by a 3-1 scoreline. Notably, they’ve only conceded two goals across these games, which lines up with their incredible defensive record in La Liga this season and will make it difficult for Rangers to find a way through.

BTTS landed in the first leg meeting, which ended 1-1, setting up this second leg quite well in what is a crucial game, for Tottenham in particular. Tottenham are a bit of a mess at the moment domestically, They lost 4-2 to Wolves in the fixture between these two legs, a result that leaves them 15th in the Premier League, only saved from a relegation scrap by the underwhelming performances of the three promoted sides this season.

However, European campaigns can offer some salvation to sides that have struggled in their domestic leagues and Tottenham will have to hope this will be the case, otherwise their season will reach an abrupt end and it could also spell the end for Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglu.

Tottenham have seen BTTS in each of their last three games across all competitions. They are far from defensively secure and will offer Frankfurt chances here, but equally have shown that they can produce in the final third. It’s hard to back Tottenham for any sort of result with their defensive frailties, but goals are usually guaranteed when Ange Postecoglou’s side take to the pitch, especially against a Frankfurt side who have scored 35 goals across their 15 home games in the Bundesliga this season (2.33 per game).

Bodo/Glimt are one of the stories of the Europa League this season and are on the verge of causing a massive upset by knocking out Lazio, who were designated favourites for the competition after the league phase in which they finished top, winning six of their eight games whilst scoring 17 goals in the process.

Lazio will have to have urgency from the first whistle here if they are to find a way back into the tie. Lazio scored nine goals across their four games in the league phase at home, winning three of these games and drawing the other, so it will certainly be a challenge for Bodo/Glimt to walk away unscathed here, given the firepower Lazio appear to have at home.

Lazio have only lost two of their 16 games at home in Serie A this season, seven of these have ended as draws so it’s not a totally dominant record, but enough to suggest that they can trouble Bodo/Glimt as they search for an avenue back into the tie following the 2-0 defeat in the first leg. Lazio need to score at least twice here to stand a chance of progressing into the semi-finals.

The first leg produced four goals as United and Lyon played out a 2-2 draw that was packed with incident. Former Man United player Nemanja Matic and goalkeeper Andre Onana exchanged a war of words before the game, which ended up badly for the latter with Onana making two mistakes to gift Lyon a lifeline in this tie.

Man United have generally performed better in the Europa League due to a greater disparity between the Premier League sides and the rest of the field in Europe. This is particularly true in the Europa League and Conference League, with United, Tottenham and Chelsea perfect examples of how European games can demand less intensity from these sides.

Man United have seen over 2.5 goals in three of their last five games, a run which includes the fixture sandwiched between these two ties, with United losing 4-1 to Newcastle at St James’ Park at the weekend. Lyon also sees plenty of goals in their games, they’ve seen over 2.5 goals in each of their last five games across all competitions, which is a record that promises another entertaining clash here.