Group A
Olympique Lyon was already certain of group victory and so did it with a glorified B-team, without the injured Jason Denayer, against the Rangers. The match in France ended 1-1 after goals from Calvin Bassey (own goal) and Scott Wright. The Scots continue as number two, Sparta Prague (which won 2-0 against Bröndby) is allowed to go to the Conference League.
Final standings: Lyon (16), Rangers (8), Sparta Prague (7), Brondby (2)
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Group B
There was nothing more that could be done about AS Monaco’s group win. The Monegasques sent a lot of lesser known names onto the field against Sturm Graz, who took the lead via Jakob Jantscher. Kevin Volland took care of the 1-1 final score.
The battle for second place was between Real Sociedad and PSV. Basic player Adnan Januzaj helped his club to a convincing 3-0 victory after goals from Mikel Oyarzabal (2) and Alexander Sorloth (ex-Ghent). At PSV, which has to go to the Conference League, Yorbe Vertessen came in and Ibrahim Sangaré received a red card.
Final standings: Monaco (12), Sociedad (9), PSV (8), Sturm Graz (2)
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Group C
Nothing had been decided in the group yet, so it promised to be an exciting evening. Napoli, with Dries Mertens as a substitute, did what it had to do against Leicester for its own audience. Youri Tielemans and Timothy Castagne lost 3-2 in Italy. Adam Ounas and Elif Elmas (2) cleared goals from Jonny Evans and Kieman Dewsbury-Hall.
However, the Foxes still had every chance to advance in the Europa League. Legia Warsaw was awarded a penalty against Spartak Moscow in extra time, when trailing 0-1. A draw would see Leicester in second place for the next round… but the Poles missed. As a result, because of a better mutual duel against Napoli, Spartak surprisingly won the group. Tielemans and Castagne have been sentenced to the Conference League.
Final standings: Spartak (10), Napoli (10), Leicester (8), Legia (6)
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Group D
Antwerp was already eliminated but thanks to a goal by Michel-Ange Balikwisha booked a 1-0 win against Olympiacos. The Greeks were already certain of qualification. Group winner Frankfurt played 1-1 at Fenerbahçe.
Final standings: Frankfurt (12), Olympiakos (9), Fenerbahçe (6), Antwerp (5)
Group E
Galatasaray and Lazio fought a head-to-head duel for first place in Rome. But with only one ball between the posts, still from the visitors, it remained a dry 0-0. Marseille won 1-0 against Lokomotiv Moscow thanks to a goal by Arek Milik and is allowed to continue playing European football in the Conference League.
Final standings: Galatasaray (12), Lazio (9), Marseille (7), Lokomotiv (2)
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Group F
Three more teams were able to qualify for the knockout phase of the Europa League, but in the end the score remained as it was. Red Star and Braga drew 1-1, while Midtjylland was 0-0 at red lantern Ludogorets.
Final standings: Red Star (11), Braga (10), Midtjylland (9), Ludogorets (2)
Group G
Bayer Leverkusen was already certain of group victory, but could not give that status an extra shine. On the contrary, the Germans lost 1-0 at Ferencvaros. Betis and Celtic played an unnecessary match, which ended 3-2 for the Scots.
Final standings: Leverkusen (13), Betis (10), Celtic (9), Ferencvaros (3)
Group H
Drama for Racing Genk. The Limburgers went down 0-1 against Rapid Wien in front of their own audience, while Dinamo Zagreb beat West Ham. Over and out for the Limburgers in Europe.
Final standings: West Ham (13), Zagreb (10), Rapid (6), Genk (5)
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