OGC Nice’s exit from the UEFA Europa League has been confirmed after a 1-0 defeat to IF Elfsborg in Sweden on Thursday night. Nice had looked on course for an early exit from the competition

Which teams are in the hunt for automatic qualification for the last 16? Who's on the brink of elimination? What about the playoffs?

UEFA Europa League standings after Thursday's matches, the penultimate round of group games (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wins his first match in charge of Besiktas as they beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 in the Europa League.

Hoffenheim (GER) 2 (Stach 68, Mokwa 88) Tottenham (ENG) 3 (Maddison 3, Son Heung-min 22, 77) Malmo (SWE) 2 (Berg Johnsen 32, Christiansen 79) Twente (NED) 3 (Steijn 28-pen, Van Wolfswinkel 61-pen, Lagerbielke 64)

The UEFA Europa League’s new expanded format takes flight for the 2024-25 season, and it’s more straight-forward than it seems at the first thoughts of change. Just like the reorganized UEFA Champions League, the draw for the league phase (replacing ...

Match report & talking points following late Europa League drama. 90min. Manchester United 2-1 Rangers: Bruno Fernandes scores last-gasp winner

Ajax suffered an incredibly embarrassing loss to Latvian side RFS Riga on Thursday. The Amsterdammers lost 1-0 to a goal from Adam Markhiev, who gave the Latvian team their first-ever win in European competition.

Tottenham and Hoffenheim each languish in 15th place in their respective domestic divisions. Can the Europa League provide some respite?

The Europa League in 2024/25 includes a playoff round that will determine half of the draw for the Round of 16.