Has ended the penultimate round of the Europa League group stage, and the second major tournament of the Old Continent clubs already know some classified for phase knock-out tournament, which will also feature the teams that finish the group stage Champions League third.
Classified until now: Athletic Bilbao, Lazio, Liverpool, Schalke, Tottenham, Villarreal, Braga, Dortmund, Krasnodar, Lazio, Molde, Napoli, Rapid Vienna Sparta Prague, St. Etienne
Liverpool, Lazio and Tottenham three favorites for the title, are among the eleven clubs classified on Thursday the second phase of the Europa League after the first clashes of the 5th round of the group stage, while the Dniepropetrovsk, current runner-up, It was eliminated.
Schalke 04, Saint-Etienne, Basel, Sparta Prague, Athletic Bilbao, Braga, Krasnodar and Villarreal also guaranteed spot in the next phase, which will join Molde, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli and Rapid Vienna secured since the last round.
The Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp, without the Brazilian Philippe Coutinho, saved, put the vacancy in the pocket by defeating turning Bordeaux by 2-1, taking the lead in Group B with nine points, one more than the Sion of Switzerland .
In Group G, Lazio won the current runner-up Dniepropetrovsk (3-1), guaranteed ranking and first place, which is worth him the right to be seeded in the draw for the next round clashes, on December 14 . The Saint-Etienne, who drew against Rosenborg (1-1), took second place.
Tottenham sealed his ticket to the next round thanks to a goal at the end of Harry Kane attacking game, which gave the victory to the English on the Qarabag of Azerbaijan by 1-0 in Group J. Anderlecht, which surprised the Monaco in the Principality (2-0) took the second place with one point more than the Monegasque.
Athletic Bilbao, complete with two goals in three minutes Aduriz, defeated Augsburg (3-2) and assured once the first place of Group L.
In Group I, the Basel, after starting losing by 2-0, it sought a major draw against Fiorentina, a result worth the Swiss a place in the next phase as finishers of the key. The 'Viola' need only draw with Belenenses in Portugal in the last round to stay with the second wave.
Finally, in Group K, Schalke 04 and Sparta Prague, winning by the same score 1-0 to APOEL, Cyprus, and Asterias Tripolis, Greece, respectively, will also be in the second phase of the Europa League.
- The 5th round of the Europa League results:- The 5th round of the Europa League results: