Ajax finished the first stage of the UEFA Europa League campaign with a win on Thursday. Goals from Bertrand Traore and Kian Fitz-Jim gave Francesco Farioli’s side a 2-1 win against Turkish opponent Galatasaray in the Johan Cruijff ArenA.

The league phase of this year’s Champions League was concluded on Thursday night. All the 18 games were played simultaneously around Europe. Here’s how the final group fixtures ended up: Athletic Bilbao 3 Viktoria 1 Ajax 2 Galatasaray 1 Anderlecht 3 Hoffenheim 4 Dynamo Kyiv 1 Rigas FS 0 Ferencvaros 4 AZ Alkmaar 3 Lyon 1 Ludogorets 1 Maccabi

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Manchester United and Tottenham put their inconsistent domestic campaigns aside and advanced to Europa League round of 16 on Thursday. Diogo Dalot tapped in a precise cross by Kobbie Mainoo on the hour mark and Mainoo netted eight minutes later for a 2-0 victory over Romanian champion FCSB in Bucharest.

Manchester United booked their spot in the Europa League round of 16 after defeating FCSB on the final day of the league phase. The three points were enough to finish third behind Lazio and Athletic Club,

The Europa League group stages were completed on Thursday night. This has given fans a good idea of who their teams will play in the knockout stages. Manchester United needed two second-half goals against Steaua Bucharest to finish third in the league phase.

Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers have discovered their European fates as the league phase of the Europa League came to a close on Thursday

Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers have all learned who they could play in the next stage of the Europa League following the conclusion of the league phase. United and Tottenham both started the gameweek within the top-eight and made sure of their automatic progression to the last 16 by winning their respective games on Thursday evening.