Europa League table as it stands as Man Utd and Tottenham's tasks clear ahead of final fixtures

Manchester United and Tottenham some presently beryllium successful the apical 8 of the Europa League standings but request affirmative results successful their last matches to stay there

For Manchester United and Tottenham, their Europa League futures are elemental - triumph and you're in.

Both Premier League sides are poised to marque the knockout stages, advancing consecutive into the past 16 and dodging the play-off phase. In the caller league signifier the apical 8 teams dodge the precarious archetypal knockout round.

United late's amusement connected Thursday nighttime saw them bushed Rangers, courtesy of a Bruno Fernandes onslaught successful stoppage time. It means they've present won 4 connected the bounce successful Europe, which is successful large opposition to their league form, and is leaves them 4th successful the radical phase.

Their last crippled sees them instrumentality connected Steaua Bucharest and a gully could beryllium capable to instrumentality them done arsenic a apical 8 side, depending connected whether oregon not Galatasaray triumph by much than 2 goals.

A triumph though would warrant them harmless transition and they tin inactive decorativeness arsenic precocious arsenic 2nd should results spell their way.

Tottenham meantime ended their mediocre tally of signifier with a nervy triumph successful Hoffenheim, owing to 2 goals from Son Heung-min. Their last crippled sees them instrumentality connected Elfsborg and a gully could beryllium enough, but that would unfastened the doorway for a batch of teams to leapfrog them into the apical eight.

A triumph though would warrant them a spot successful the past 16, which would supply a overmuch needed boost successful what has been a hard run for Ange Postecoglou and co.

The Australian has copped plentifulness of disapproval this word for sticking to his philosophy, adjacent if it has outgo his team, but defiantly claimed months agone that helium ever wins a trophy successful his 2nd play astatine a club. He inactive has Tottenham connected people to bash so, whilst they besides stay successful the Carabao Cup. It would besides beryllium Tottenham's archetypal honour since 2008.

Lazio person acceptable the gait successful the Europa League and person won six of their 7 games, drafting the other, and they are the lone squad guaranteed of a past 16 spot with a crippled to spare.

The 2 teams beneath them - but supra the Manchester outfit - are Frankfurt and Athletic Bilbao. The erstwhile person conscionable mislaid their starring airy Omar Marmoush, who has scored 4 times successful the tournament, to Manchester City.

Those from Bilbao volition beryllium further motivated by a tendency to play the last astatine their ain venue with San Mames hosting the showpiece lawsuit travel May 21. Spanish teams person dominated the Europa League - winning six of the past 10 editions.

Rangers meantime are the different British anticipation but their ambitions took a deed connected Thursday night, contempt the Scots reasoning they whitethorn person nicked a constituent erstwhile they levelled the crippled successful the 88th minute. They look poised to qualify, but volition person to spell into the knockout play-offs. They play Union Saint-Gilloise successful their last radical lucifer and a win, with different results going their way, could inactive spot them marque the apical eight.

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