When is the Europa League draw? Liverpool to discover quarter-final opponents as path becomes clearer
Liverpool cruised in the Europa League quarter-finals with a bruising 11-2 aggregate win over Sparta Prague on Thursday.
Jurgen Klopp made just four changes from the side that started in the 1-1 draw with Manchester City in the Premier League title showdown on Sunday. A strong Reds line-up was deployed and there were more minutes for Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai as they stepped up their respective bids for full fitness.
Both Salah and Szoboszlai were on target in a 6-1 win at Anfield with Darwin Nunez, Bobby Clark and Cody Gakpo (2) on the scoresheet. For Liverpool and the departing Klopp, they remain competitive in their three remaining competitions with another mouth-watering clash on the horizon when they visit Manchester United for a place in the FA Cup semi-final.
PLAYER RATINGS: Mohamed Salah brilliant and two others excellent
VERDICT:Salah makes anything possible and no other Liverpool player in history comes close
The Europa League remains the only competition that has evaded the grasp of the German after a trophy-laden nine years on Merseyside. Sevilla inflicted a cup final defeat in 2016 during the early years of Klopp's tenure in England but since then, he has added the Champions League, Premier League and a host of domestic honours to his collection.
The road to Dublin continued as Liverpool became just the second team to score 11 goals in one match in a knockout game in the tournament's history. For the Reds, a handful of familiar opponents remain in the competition while some of their British rivals crashed out.
Bayer Leverkusen pulled off yet another dramatic comeback against Qarabag as they came from two goals down once more. Xabi Alonso's side scored twice in stoppage time to break the
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