Three English Premier League sides face tough away tests in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League round-of-32 matches this week as they look to protect precarious single-goal leads.
Liverpool, Everton and Fulham are all one goal up following the first matches of the competition's knockout phase and for the two Merseyside clubs this remains the last chance of winning silverware this season. Rafael Benitez's side take a 1-0 lead to Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni, David Moyes's men are 2-1 up as they play away at Sporting Lisbon and Roy Hodgson's Fulham meet the winners of the last ever UEFA Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk, with the London side also taking a 2-1 lead to Ukraine.
The Europa League is the rebranded successor to the trophy won by the Ukrainian side last year. It would be something of a consolation prize for Liverpool after their group-stage elimination from the UEFA Champions League, but Reds manager Benitez knows he needs to win a trophy to quell growing supporter unrest as his side trail 16 points behind Chelsea in the Premier League.
"When you win a European competition it is always very important," the Spaniard said. "If you cannot be in the Champions League, you have to do your best in this tournament and we would love to give a trophy to our fans. We want to do something important."
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