"Aston Villa led the way for British clubs in the Europa League on Thursday evening as they fought back to defeat Red Bull Salzburg to finish second in the league phase of the competition. The Midlands club, who had already secured automatic qualification prior to kick-off, finished behind Lyon, while Nottingham Forest and Celtic will hope to join them in the last 16 after advancing to February's knockout play-offs."
"Sean Dyche's side thrashed Ferencvaros 4-0, while Celtic scored three goals inside the first 20 minutes on their way to a 4-2 win over Utrecht. However, it was another disappointing evening for already-eliminated Rangers who slipped to a sixth consecutive away defeat in Europe at Porto. Midtjylland finished third after ending their league phase campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in Denmark."
"Former Manchester United winger Antony set Real Betis on their way to a 2-1 win over Feyenoord as the La Liga side ended in fourth, heading a quartet of clubs on 17 points. Porto came from behind to defeat Rangers 3-1 as they wrapped up fifth spot, with Braga directly behind them in the table despite being involved in the only goalless game on Thursday evening at Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles."
Aston Villa secured second place in their Europa League group after a comeback victory over Red Bull Salzburg, finishing behind Lyon. Nottingham Forest and Celtic advanced to February's knockout play-offs, with Sean Dyche's side beating Ferencvaros 4-0 and Celtic winning 4-2 against Utrecht after a three-goal first 20 minutes. Midtjylland finished third following a 2-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb. Real Betis beat Feyenoord 2-1, Porto recovered to defeat Rangers 3-1, and Braga drew goalless with Go Ahead Eagles. Freiburg missed out on a top-three spot after losing 1-0 at Lille, and Roma drew late with Panathinaikos to take automatic qualification.
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