Roundup of the final matchweek in the group stages of 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Aston Villa entered their last group stage knowing that at least one point would see them advance as Group E winners and secure a pass into the Round of 16.
Aberdeen meanwhile were already eliminated in Group G but looked to bow out on a high with a home win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Now, here is a roundup of all the action in the final round of group stage fixtures in 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Group A
Penalties from Yusuf Yazici, Angel Gomes and Edon Zhegrova saw Lille thrash Ki 3-0 to top Group A and avoid the knockout play-offs.
Group A runners-up, Slovan Bratislava suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat to Olimpija Ljubljana as Pedro Lucas’ brace handed the visitors victory, despite Cesar Blackman’s equaliser for the hosts.
Group B
Eran Zahavi’s brace plus Gabi Kanichowsky’s opening goal proved enough for Maccabi Tel Aviv to beat Gent 3-1 at home to top Group B and secure a Round of 16 spot, with the Belgian visitors headed for the knockout play-offs as runners-up.
Eduardo Guerrero, Petar Micin and Ihor Horbach netted for Zorya Luhansk in a 4-0 win over Breidablik, during which Dami Muminovic scored an own-goal.
Group C
Adam Vlkanova’s opening goal and Jhon Mosquera’s brace saw Viktoria Plzen top Group C unbeaten with a 3-0 home win over Astana.
Dino Peric’s goal plus Bruno Petkovic’s brace saw Dinamo Zagreb beat Ballkani 3-0 at home to secure a knockout play-off spot, which in-turn prevented a shock group stage exit for the Croatian club.
Group D
Antonio Nusa, Igor Thiago and Brandon Mchele all netted for Group D winners, Club Brugge in a 3-1 home victory over Bodø/Glimt, despite Amahl Pellegrino’s penalty having briefly pulled the Norwegian visitors’ level.
Goals from Cenk Tosun and Serkan Terzi saw Besiktas beat Lugano 2-0 in Zurich to finish third in the group.
Group E
Nicolo Zaniolo’s first goal for Aston Villa saw Unai Emery Villains top Group E with a 1-1 draw at Zrinjski Mostar, despite Matija Malekinusic’s late equaliser for the hosts.
Yuri Ribeiron and Blaz Kramer netted for second-placed Legia Warsaw in a 2-0 home win over AZ Alkmaar, with the Polish club now through to the knockout play-offs whilst Villa advanced to the Round of 16.
Group F
Luca Ranieri cancelled out Kristoffer Zachariassen’s opening goal as Fiorentina fought back to draw 1-1 at Ferencvaros, which saw both teams finish first and second respectively with the Italian club claiming the bye to the Round of 16.
Genk beat Cuckaricki at home by a 2-0 result through goals from Bryan Heynen and Joseph Paintsil.
Group G
Magomed Ozdoyev, Giannis Konstantelias and Thomas Murg fired HJK to an eventual 4-2 home win over Helsinki, during which Bojan Radulovic and Perparim Hetemaj scored for the visitors amidst Joona Toivio’s own-goal in the hosts’ favour.
Duk and Ester Sokler’s strikes saw Aberdeen stun group runners-up Eintracht Frankfurt in a 2-0 home win at Pittodrie.
Group H
Ferdi Kadioglu’s opening goal plus Dominik Takac’s own-goal and Edin Dzeko’s brace saw Fenerbahce beat Spartak Trnava 4-0 to top Group H.
Ludogoret Razgrad finished second on goal difference after Jakub Piotrowski netted a 78th minute winner to eliminate initial leaders, Nordsjælland who began the day sat top of the group.
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