Emery’s Aston Villa and Fiorentina top group

The English Aston Villa Unai EmeryItaly’s Fiorentina, Greece’s PAOK Thessaloniki and Turkey’s Fenerbahce have confirmed their classification as group winners and will have direct access to the Round of 16 of the Conference League.

meanwhile, Legia Warsaw, Ferencvaros, Eintracht Frankfurt and Ludogorec were runners-up. If they also want to reach the Round of 16 in the Conference League, they will need to play a playoff against their Europa League rivals in February.

Zaniolo’s goal secures Aston Villa first place

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa were guaranteed a place but needed a point to finish first in Group E. They played against bottom-placed Croatian side Zrinjski at Mostar’s Pod Berim Brijegom Stadium and earned a point (1-1).England team advanced Nicolo Zaniolo However, Matija Marekinusic tied the game with three points left.

Legia defeated AZ Alkmaar 2-0 in a head-to-head match in Warsaw to take second place.goal of Portuguese Yuri Ribeiro and Slovenian Blaz Kramer They gave Kosta Runjajic’s side a pass and went into the second half with one fewer man after Bruno Martins Indi was sent off.

In Group F, Ferencvaros and Fiorentina signed a 1-1 draw at Budapest’s Groupama Arena, which was good enough for both teams.

The Italians managed to get ahead and tie the score. Luca Ranieri In the 74th minute, Hungary finished in first place, sealing their place in the Round of 16. Hungary took the lead with a goal early in the second half. Christopher Zachariassen They will enter the playoffs as second place.

In Group F, Genk had a futile victory against Serbia’s Kukaricki (2-0). He placed third and was eliminated.

Fenerbahce’s first win

Group H was the most open. Three teams were competing for the two spots: Fenerbahce, Nordskjeland and Ludogorets.

After defeating Spartak Trnava 4-0 and defeating Ludogorets on goal difference, they first advanced to Fenerbahce. Bosnian Edin Dzeko scored two goals. Own goals from Ferdi Kadioglu and goalkeeper Dominik Takacs rounded out the victory for the Ottomans.

Ludogorets passes 2nd place After defeating Denmark’s Nordsjölland 1-0 at the Hverfarma Arena, Jakub Piotrowski sealed the victory 10 minutes before the end.

Group G was defined before the last day. First-placed PAOK defeated HJK Helsinki (4-2), while second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt lost in Scotland in an inconsequential match against Aberdeen (2-0).

Advance to the Round of 16 in 1st place in the group

Club Brugge, Lille, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Viktoria Plzen complete the list of group winners who will advance directly to the Round of 16, along with the aforementioned Fiorentina, Aston Villa, PAOK Thessaloniki and Fenerbahce.

2nd place in group and advance to playoffs

In second place are Slovakia’s Bratislava, Ghent, Dinamo Zagreb and Bodo/Glimt, who will join Legia Warsaw, Ferencvaros, Eintracht and Ludogorets in the play-offs before the round of 16. Third place in the group includes eight teams from the Europa League: Olympiakos, Ajax, Betis, Sturm Graz, Royal Union Saint-Giroise, Maccabi Haifa, Servette and Molde.