The crising top English clubs Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, at least in the Europa League, have not bare and made the direct move into the round of 16.
While the team of the Portuguese team manager Ruben Ruben 2-0 (0: 0) at FCSB Bucharest, the Spurs secured a place in the top eight with a 3: 0 (0: 0) against the Swedish representative IF Elfsborg.
Meanwhile, Lazio Rome completed the league as the leader. The 0: 1 (0: 1) defeat of the Italians at Sporting Braga, the first bankruptcy for Lazio in ongoing competition, also did not change that. Athletic Bilbao followed in second place, who asserted itself in the table by the 3: 1 (1: 0) against Viktoria Pilsen in front of the two English clubs.
FC Porto narrowly prevented premature leaving. The traditional Portuguese club booked the ticket for the play-offs by a 1-0 (0: 0) at Maccabi Tel Aviv. Fenerbahce Istanbul must also go this path. The team of starting coach Jose Mourinho saved himself through a 2: 2 (1: 1) at FC Midtjylland from Denmark.
In contrast, Fenerbahce’s city rival Besiktas failed prematurely. The Turks lost 0: 1 (0: 0) on Twente Enschede and missed a place in the first 24.