All eyes are on the efforts of the three Greek teams tonight in the final of their groups Europa League. AEK, Panathinaikos and Olympic they want at least a draw against Ajax, Maccabi Haifa and Bacca Topola to continue their European run in the Conference League knockout stages as third in their groups and enter Monday’s draw in Nyon.
In total 12 teams have already secured qualification from the group stage, before this last game. For nine of those teams, however, the job is not yet done as they head into matchday six looking to top their group and progress directly to the last 16 by avoiding an extra round of the knockout round play-offs against a from the third-party teams that will withdraw from the Champions League.
As is known, the winners of the eight groups automatically advance to the “16”. Knockout play-offs will then take place before the round of 16, with the eight group runners-up pitted against the third-placed teams from the Champions League groups. The third-placed teams in the Europa League advance to the knockout round play-offs of the Europa Conference League.
The situation in the groups:
– Group winners: Atalanta, Leverkusen, Liverpool
– They have qualified and claim first place: Brighton, Freiburg, Marseille, Rennes, Roma, Slavia Praha, Villarreal, West Ham
– In second place: Sporting Lisbon
– They can finish in the first two places: Betis*, Qarabag, Molde, Rangers *, Sparta Prague *, Toulouse, Union St Gilois (*Can still win the group)
– In third place: Napkin
– Claiming third place: AEK, Ajax, Aris Limassol, Linzer, Maccabi Haifa, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Rakov, Sturm Graz, Batska Topola
– In fourth place: Hacken, Sheriff
Detailed schedule of the sixth matchday and Europa League standings for the 2023/24 season:
1st GROUP
22:00 West Ham-Freiburg
22:00 Olympiacos-Batska Topola
RATING (in 5 games)
West Ham 8-4 12 – Qualified for the knockouts
Freiburg 17-5 12 – Qualified for the knockouts
OLYMPIC 6-12 4
Batska Topola 4-14 1
2nd GROUP
22:00 Ajax-AEK
22:00 Brighton-Marseille
RATING (in 5 games)
Marseille 14-9 11 – Qualified for the knockouts
Brighton 9-5 10 – Qualified for the knockouts
AEK 5-9 4
Ajax 7-12 2
3rd GROUP
22:00 Betis-Rangers
22:00 Aris Limassol-Sparta Prague
RATING (in 5 matches)
Betis 7-4 9
Rangers 5-4 8
Sparta Prague 6-6 7
Aris Limassol 6-10 4
4th GROUP
22:00 Sporting Lisbon-Sturm Graz
22:00 Rakov Czestochowa-Atalanda
RATING (in 5 matches)
Atalanta 8-4 11 – Qualified to the last 16
Sporting Lis. 7-6 8 – Qualified for the knockouts
Sturm Graz 4-6 4
Rakov Czestochowa 3-6 4
5th GROUP
19:45 Union St. Gilois-Liverpool
19:45 Linzer-Toulouse
RATING (in 5 games)
Liverpool 16-5 12 – Qualified to the last 16
Toulouse 6-8 8
St. Gilois 3-7 5
Lyncher 5-10 3
6th GROUP
19:45 Rennes-Villarreal
19:45 Panathinaikos-Maccabi Haifa
RATING (in 5 games)
Rennes 11-3 12 – Qualified for the knockouts
Villarreal 6-5 10 – Qualified for the knockouts
Panathinaikos 6-8 4
Maccabi Haifa 1-8 2
7th GROUP
19:45 Roma-Serif Tiraspol
19:45 Slavia Prague-Servet
RATING (in 5 matches)
Slavia Prague 13-4 12 – Qualified for the knockouts
Roma 9-4 10 – Qualified for the knockouts
Napkins 4-9 5
Sheriff Tiraspol 5-14 1
8th GROUP
19:45 Leverkusen-Molde
19:45 Karabagh-Haken
STANDARD (in 5 matches)
Leverkusen 14-2 15 – Qualified to the “16”
Karabagh 5-8 7
Molde 11-7 7
Hacken 2-15 0
Source: Sport Fm
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