The last round of the group stage in the Europa League has ended, and then all the participants in the play-offs of the tournament have been determined.
West Ham, Brighton, Rangers, Atalanta, Liverpool, Villarreal, Slavia Prague and Bayer Leverkusen advanced from the group winners to the Europa League play-offs. In second place are Freiburg, Marseille, Sparta (Prague), Sporting (Lisbon), Toulouse, Rennes, Rome, Karabakh.
The teams that finished third in the Champions League will also join these teams in the Europa League for the last time. These clubs were Galatasaray, Lens, Braga, Benfica, Feyenoord, Milan, Young Boys and Shakhtar.
The play-off draw will be held on December 18 in Nyon (Switzerland).
In the spring of 2022, FIFA and UEFA decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team, as well as all Russian clubs, in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Russian clubs other than Zenit did not play a single match in European cups in 2022. St. The St. Petersburg team stumbled in the 1/16 stage of the Europa League, losing 2:3 on aggregate to the Spanish Betis. Thanks to the victory in the group stage, Spartak had to play in the play-offs with RB Leipzig.
Previously Miranchuk registered An effective move in Atalanta’s second game in a row.