Liverpool and Tottenham sealed top spot in their
respective groups:- Photo Filed
A 4-1 loss away to Tottenham and Anderlecht's 2-1 win at home
to Qarabag mean Monaco failed to qualify for the Europa
League round of 32.
Monaco were already behind Anderlecht and needed to win and
hope the Belgians lost to ensure passage to the next round.
However, Erik Lamela's first-half hat-trick guided Tottenham to
a big 4-1 win which confirmed their place at the top of Group J
after the final matchday.
Eredivisie leaders Ajax were also knocked out of the group
stages after they could only manage a 1-1 draw at home
against Molde.
Ajax needed to win and and hope Fenerbahce lost at home to
Celtic, but a 1-1 draw was enough for the Turkish club to
progress with Molde in Group A.
The news was not so great for Besiktas however, with a 3-1 loss
away to Sporting CP sealing their elimination from the
tournament.
Besiktas only needed a draw to advance, and things were
looking good when Mario Gomez gave them a 1-0 lead just
before the hour-mark.
But three goals in the space of 10 minutes saw Sporting book
second in Group H behind Lokomotiv Moscow, who picked up a
3-0 win away to Albanian side Skenderbeu Korce.
Liverpool sealed top spot in Group B after a 0-0 draw away to
Sion, which was enough for the Swiss club to go through after
Bordeaux's 2-2 draw at home to Rubin Kazan.
In Group C, Borussia Dortmund gave up first place after a 1-0
home loss to PAOK.
Russian club Krasnodar took their place with a 3-0 away win to
Qabala.
Napoli were the only club to have a 100 per cent record in the
group stages following a 5-2 win over Legia Warsaw.
The Serie A club won all six of their games, scoring 22 goals
and conceding just three.
Danish champions Midtjylland join them from Group D after
picking up a 1-1 draw at home to Club Brugge.
The two clubs to progress from Group E were already decided
before the final matchday, with Rapid Vienna's 2-1 win over
Dinamo Minsk meaning they finish above Villarreal, who drew
3-3 with Viktoria Plzen.
Marseille booked their spot in the round of 32 with a 4-2 win
away to Slovan Liberec, while Sporting Braga topped Group F
with a 0-0 stalemate away to Groningen.
Group G winners Lazio ensured they made it through the group
stages unbeaten with a 1-1 draw against Saint-Etienne, who
also advanced, while Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk beat Rosenborg
3-0.
Fiorentina sealed their progression with a 1-0 win at home to
Belenenses, while Basel secured top spot in Group I with a 1-0
away win against Lech Poznan.
Schalke and Sparta Prague were already qualified for the next
round and capped off their dominance in Group K with away
wins against Asteras Tripolis and APOEL respectively.
Meanwhile, Augsburg scored an 89th-minute goal to qualify for
the next round and kick Partizan out on goal difference.
In the other game of Group L, winners Athletic Bilbao drew 2-2
at home to AZ.
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