Lyon Tops Europa League Tables as Forest, Celtic, and Villa Advance

Lyon finished top of the Europa League with seven wins from eight matches after a 4-2 victory over PAOK, while Nottingham Forest will enter the play-off round following a 4-0 win against Ferencvaros. Celtic secured a place in the knockout stage with a 4-2 win over Utrecht, and Aston Villa recovered from 2-0 down to beat Red Bull Salzburg 3-2, finishing second. Midtjylland, Real Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg, and Roma also advanced directly to the last 16, while Rangers ended their campaign with a 3-1 defeat at Porto.

Written by Adeyemi Adewale