The final matchday of the Europa League group stage has concluded, and there was plenty on the line for the competition’s favorites on Thursday. A small handful of clubs that are capable of winning the competition -- and therefore, clinching a Champions League place -- had to wait until the last day to lock up their group stage places.
UEFA Europa League: Matchday 6 schedule and scores
Some top teams still have a lot to play for.
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Group A was the biggest example of this, but Borussia Mönchengladbach and Villarreal, who are fighting for top four spots in their domestic leagues, were able to hold off FC Zürich. Gladbach will be seeded for the knockout stage draw, while Villarreal will be unseeded after finishing second
Defending champions Sevilla, German top-four contenders Wolfsburg, Italian contenders Napoli and perpetual SPL leaders Celtic all locked up their places in the last 32, though Celtic weren’t exactly impressive on the last day. Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Dynamo Kiev, Dinamo Moscow and Fiorentina had already clinched their spots, though Spurs lost to Besiktas and will now be unseeded.
Full results
Dnipro 1-0 Saint-Etienne
Qarabag 0-0 Inter Milan
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0 FC Zürich
Apollon 0-2 Villarreal
Club Brugge 2-1 HJK
FC Copenhagen 1-5 Torino
Partizan 0-0 Asteras Tripoli
Besiktas 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Salzburg 5-1 Astra - 1 p.m.
Dinamo Zagreb 4-3 Celtic
PSV Eindhoven 0-1 Dinamo Moscow
Panathinaikos 1-1 Estoril
Standard Liege 0-3 Feyenoord
Sevilla 1-0 Rijeka
Lille 0-3 Wolfsburg
Everton 0-1 Krasnodar
Young Boys 1-0 Sparta Prague
Napoli 3-0 Slovan Bratislava
Steaua Bucharest 0-2 Dynamo Kiev
Rio Ave 2-0 Aalborg
PAOK 1-2 Guingamp
Fiorentina 1-2 Dinamo Minsk
Metalist 0-1 Lokeren
Legia Warsaw 2-0 Trabzonspor
Qualified teams for the UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Seeded
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Club Brugge
Besiktas
Red Bull Salzburg
Dynamo Moscow
Inter Milan
Feyenoord
Everton
Napoli
Dynamo Kiev
Fiorentina
Legia Warsaw
Olympiacos
Sporting Portugal
Athletic Bilbao
Zenit St. Petersburg
Unseeded
Villarreal
Torino
Tottenham Hotspur
Celtic
PSV Eindhoven
Dnipro
Sevilla
Wolfsburg
Young Boys
Aalborg
Guingamp
Trabzonspor
Anderlecht
Ajax
Liverpool
Roma
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