The Europa League returns for the group stage’s final round of fixtures on Thursday, 14th December, with interest from both England and Scotland as West Ham, Brighton, Liverpool and Rangers are all in action.
Europa League Football Today: Full Fixtures For Thursday, 14th December
Group A:
- Olympiacos vs TSC Backa Topola 20:00
- West Ham vs Freiburg 20:00
Group B:
- Ajax vs AEK Athens 20:00
- Brighton vs Marseille 20:00
Group C:
- Aris Limassol vs Sparta Prague 20:00
- Real Betis vs Rangers 20:00
Group D:
- Rakow vs Atalanta 20:00
- Sporting vs Sturm Graz 20:00
Group E:
- LASK vs Toulouse 17:45
- Union Saint-Gilloise vs Liverpool 17:45
Group F:
- Panathinaikos vs Maccabi Haifa 17:45
- Rennes vs Villarreal 17:45
Group G:
- Roma vs Sheriff Tiraspol 17:45
- Slavia Prague vs Servette 17:45
Group H:
- Bayer Leverkusen vs Molde 17:45
- Qarabag vs Hacken 17:45
The final matchday of the Europa League group stage is upon us, and with plenty of qualification spots still up for grabs – there are 16 fixtures that get underway from 17:45 on Thursday evening.
There’s just one Premier League side in action during the early kick-offs, as high-flying Liverpool take on Union Saint-Gilloise in Group E. The Reds have already been confirmed as group winners, therefore several changes are expected to be made to their starting line-up. Elsewhere in the group Toulouse face LASK, with the Ligue 1 side looking likeliest side to join Liverpool in the knockout stages.
Also at 17:45, Group F sees the already-confirmed top two of Rennes and Villarreal battle it out for top spot, meanwhile Panathinaikos host Maccabi Haifa in a showdown for third place.
Group G is similar in the sense that the top two of has already been decided with Slavia Prague, who take on Servette, leading the way, followed by Jose Mourinho’s Roma who will be praying that results go in their favour in order to top the group, as they face off against Sheriff Tiraspol.
The only side to have won all five group matches in the competition, Bayer Leverkusen, are also in action during the early kick-offs against Molde, with a first place finish already confirmed for Xabi Alonso’s side. Azerbaijani Premier League side Qarabag entertain Swedish champions Hacken in the group’s other fixture.
Three British sides are in action during the late kick-offs, with West Ham taking on Freiburg in one of the standout ties. The pair have already secured their spots in the next round, however the winner of this one will advance as group winners, meanwhile in the group’s other fixture Olympiacos take on Backa Topola in a dead rubber tie.
Like West Ham’s group, both Brighton and Marseille have secured the top two spots and they face off on the final matchday. Whoever wins will be crowned champions of the group and will advance straight to the last-16, and Ajax will be hoping to end their campaign on a positive note against AEK Athens at the same time.
Perhaps the tightest group of the bunch is Rangers‘ Group C. The Gers need to beat Real Betis or hope that Sparta Prague do not beat Aris Limassol in the group’s other fixture in order to guarantee a top two finish.
To round off our action, Rakow take on Atalanta and Sporting host Sturm Graz in Group D. The top two in this group has already been decided, with Atalanta confirmed as group winners into the last-16, while Sporting are into the knockout round play-offs as runners-up.
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