UEFA Europa League standings
Europa League league phase standings after Thursday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals scored, goals against, points):
Midtjylland 4 4 0 0 11 3 12
Freiburg 4 3 1 0 8 3 10
Ferencvaros 4 3 1 0 8 4 10
Celta Vigo 4 3 0 1 9 4 9
Braga 4 3 0 1 8 4 9
Aston Villa 4 3 0 1 6 2 9
Lyon 4 3 0 1 5 2 9
Viktoria Plzen 4 2 2 0 6 2 8
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Real Betis 4 2 2 0 6 2 8
PAOK 4 2 1 1 9 6 7
Brann 4 2 1 1 5 2 7
Dinamo Zagreb 4 2 1 1 7 6 7
Genk 4 2 1 1 5 4 7
Porto 4 2 1 1 4 4 7
Fenerbahce 4 2 1 1 4 4 7
Panathinaikos 4 2 0 2 7 6 6
Basel 4 2 0 2 6 5 6
Roma 4 2 0 2 5 4 6
Lille 4 2 0 2 6 6 6
Stuttgart 4 2 0 2 4 4 6
Go Ahead Eagles 4 2 0 2 4 5 6
Young Boys 4 2 0 2 6 10 6
Nottingham Forest 4 1 2 1 6 5 5
Bologna 4 1 2 1 3 3 5
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Red Star Belgrade 4 1 1 2 3 5 4
Sturm Graz 4 1 1 2 3 5 4
Celtic 4 1 1 2 4 7 4
Salzburg 4 1 0 3 4 6 3
Feyenoord 4 1 0 3 3 6 3
Ludogorets 4 1 0 3 5 9 3
FCSB 4 1 0 3 3 7 3
Utrecht 4 0 1 3 1 5 1
Malmo 4 0 1 3 2 7 1
Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 0 1 3 1 8 1
Nice 4 0 0 4 4 9 0
Rangers 4 0 0 4 1 8 0
Note: Top eight qualify directly for the last 16; teams from ninth to 24th enter a play-off round to contest the remaining last 16 berths; bottom 12 teams will be eliminated.
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