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Sevilla defeated Fenerbahce 2-0 Thursday in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16.
Neither team was able to produce a goal in the first half, but Joan Jordan broke the deadlock in the 56th minute at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan.
Erik Lamela doubled the lead with a close-range finish in the 85th minute and the match ended 2-0.
The second leg will be held in Istanbul on March 16.
Last 16 results:
Roma – Real Sociedad: 2-0
Sporting Lizbon – Arsenal: 2-2
Union Berlin – Union Saint-Gilloise : 3-3
Bayer Leverkusen – Ferencvaros: 2-0
Juventus – Freiburg: 1-0
Shakhtar Donetsk – Feyenoord: 1-1
Manchester United – Real Betis: 4-1
