Uel: Who went through, who is out, in play-offs & when is the draw?

The eighth and final match day of the newly formatted Europa League took place tonight, and it was more than delivered.

All 36 teams were in action at exactly the same time and decided who is definitely in the knockout stages, who is still with a chance and who is definitely out.

Who’s through?

Despite losing to Braga, the Lazio topped the table in front of the Athletic Club on the target difference. Manchester United and Tottenham’s winner sees them safe third and fourth locations respectively.

The rest of the top eight consist of Eintracht Frankfurt, Lyon, Olympiacos and Rangers.

Who’s in play-offs?

The following pages will Duke it out for a place in the last 16 after completing between 9th and 24th position in the table.

Podet (9-16): Bodø/Glimt, Anderlecht, FCSB, Ajax, Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, Roma, Viktoria Plzen

Unseeded (17-24): Ferencváros, Porto, AZ, Central Jutland, Union Saint-Gilloise, Paok, Twente, Fenerbahçe

Who is out?

The following 12 pages European campaigns are over:

Braga, Elfsborg, Hoffenheim, Beşiktaş, Maccabi Tel Aviev, Slavia Prague, Malmo, RFS, Ludogrets, Dynamo Kiev, Nice, Qarabağ

When is the draw?

A draw for knockout-phase-play-off will take place at 1 p.m. 13:00 CET Friday 31. January.

Play-offs will take place on February 13 (first leg) and February 20 (second stage).


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