Europa League Complete Preview

While 15 teams are already assured of progress from the UEFA Europa League group stage, 19 others will compete for the remaining nine places in the round of 32 on Wednesday and Thursday.

UEFA.com looks at the permuations from the final matches, which will decide the lineup for the rounds of 32 and 16 draw on 16 December. That will also include the eight teams transferring from the UEFA Champions League: holders FC Porto, Manchester City FC, Trabzonspor AŞ, Manchester United FC, AFC Ajax, Valencia CF, Olympiacos FC and FC Viktoria Plzeň.

Full details of how tied teams will be split can be found in article 7.05 of the official regulations.

Already qualified: PAOK FC, R. Standard de Liège*, Hannover 96, PSV Eindhoven*, Legia Warszawa, Sporting Clube de Portugal*, Stoke City FC, Athletic Club*, FC Metalist Kharkiv*, SC Braga, Club Atlético de Madrid, FC Schalke 04*, FC Twente*, RSC Anderlecht, FC Lokomotiv Moskva

*Group winners

Current standings

Season calendar

Wednesday 14 December

19.00CET

Group D

FC Zürich v FC Vaslui

S.S. Lazio v Sporting Clube de Portugal

• Sporting have won the group and Zürich are out.

• Vaslui are level with Lazio and hold a head-to-head advantage on away goals. Thus Lazio need to pick up more points against Sporting than Vaslui manage in Switzerland and the Romanian team would ensure progress with victory.

Group E

FC Dynamo Kyiv v Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC

Beşiktaş JK v Stoke City FC

• Stoke are through, two points ahead of Beşiktaş, so a draw would give them first place.

• A point would give Beşiktaş second place and a win would leave them top.

• If Beşiktaş lose, Dynamo can make up the three-point gap by beating eliminated Maccabi but would also need to overhaul a goal difference deficit of four. If they finish level on goal difference and goals scored, Dynamo qualify due to their coefficient.

Group F

ŠK Slovan Bratislava v FC Salzburg

Paris Saint-Germain FC v Athletic Club

• Athletic have won the group and Slovan are out.

• Salzburg are ahead of PSG on head-to-head away goals. Thus PSG need to pick up more points against Athletic than Salzburg manage in Slovakia and the Austrian team would ensure progress with victory.

21.05CET

Group J

Maccabi Haifa FC v FC Schalke 04

FC Steaua Bucureşti v AEK Larnaca FC

• Schalke have won the group, the only one where no team are yet eliminated.

• Maccabi are a point ahead of Steaua and AEK so victory against Schalke would take them through. Maccabi will also progress regardless of their result if Steaua and AEK draw.

• If Maccabi do not win, either Steaua or AEK, under new coach Leon Vlemmings, can progress with victory.

Group K

Wisła Kraków v FC Twente

Fulham FC v Odense BK

• Twente have won the group and OB are out.

• Fulham are a point ahead of Wisła are have a superior head-to-head. Thus to finish second, Wisła must win and hope Fulham do not.

Group L

SK Sturm Graz v AEK Athens FC

RSC Anderlecht v FC Lokomotiv Moskva

• Anderlecht and Lokomotiv are through and meet for first place.

• The only team with a perfect record, Anderlecht won 2-0 in Moscow and thus Lokomotiv must prevail by any other two-goal scoreline or by a bigger margin. If Lokomotiv win 2-0, Anderlecht will be top on overall goal difference.

Thursday 15 December

19.00CET

Group A

PAOK FC v FC Rubin Kazan

Shamrock Rovers FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC

• PAOK have clinched qualification and Rovers are out.

• Rubin, in second, are three points above Tottenham. To qualify Spurs must win in Dublin, hope Rubin lose, and make up a goal difference deficit which currently stands at five. If the two teams finish exactly level on goal difference and goals scored, Tottenham will qualify due to their higher coefficient.

• A Rubin win would leave them first above PAOK.

Group B

Hannover 96 v FC Vorskla Poltava

FC København v R. Standard de Liège

• The group is decided with Standard finishing top and Hannover second.

Group C

Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC v Legia Warszawa

PSV Eindhoven v FC Rapid Bucureşti

• The group is decided with PSV finishing top and Legia second.

21.05CET

Group G

AZ Alkmaar v FC Metalist Kharkiv

FK Austria Wien v Malmö FF

• Metalist have clinched the group and Malmö are out.

• AZ, in second, are two points ahead of Austria and would be through with a win.

• Austria must win and hope AZ lose, or if Alkmaar draw the Vienna side need to overhaul a goal difference deficit of six. If they finish level on goal difference and goals scored, AZ have the higher coefficient.

Group H

Club Brugge KV v SC Braga

Birmingham City FC v NK Maribor

• Brugge and Braga are both three points ahead of Birmingham. Braga are through as they have a superior head-to-head over Birmingham.

• Birmingham can overtake Brugge with a victory against eliminated Maribor should the Belgian side lose as the English side have the superior head-to-head record.

• Club Brugge won at Braga on matchday two so a draw in the return would take them through as group winners.

Group I

Udinese Calcio v Celtic FC

Club Atlético de Madrid v Stade Rennais FC

• Atlético have qualified and a draw with eliminated Rennes would clinch first place.

• Udinese are three points ahead of Celtic, who would go through on head-to-head record with victory in Italy.

• If Udinese draw they will finish second and will finish top with a win if Atlético lose.