The final round of group stage fixtures in the Europa League have arrived, and four of the five British sides in the competition have already secure their spot in the next round while Celtic will definitely crash out of Europe.
Rangers need a win against an injury-ridden Lech Poznan in order to finish top of Group D.
Their opponents have only one forward fit for the match, which Steven Gerrard’s side will look to capitalise on.
Benfica need to win against Standard Liege and hope that Rangers drop points if they want to finish top of the group, although they have also already confirmed progression to the next round.
It’s a similar situation for Leicester in Group G, who have to beat AEK Athens to ensure they top the group.
Braga, like fellow Portuguese club Benfica, need to beat their opponents Zorya Luhansk and need a British team to drop points if they want to finish in first place.
Tottenham host Royal Antwerp in Group J and need to win in order to overtake the Belgian side and finish top of the table.
They have the safety net of qualification already being confirmed though following their win last week against LASK.
Ludogorets are bottom of the group with zero points, and they host LASK who are third.
Arsenal are top of Group A by some distance, having won all five games so far, and cannot be caught by any other team regardless of their result when then play Dundalk on Thursday.
Their Irish opponents are confirmed to finish bottom of the group, failing to pick up a single point so far.
Molde must avoid defeat by Rapid Vienna if they want to advance to the round of 32, but if they lose to the Austrian side then they will be eliminated from the competition.
Celtic are already out and bottom of Group H, and they welcome Lille who are currently in first place.
A win for the French outfit will confirm their spot at the top, although if they drop points then they must hope that second placed AC Milan fail to beat Sparta Prague.
Hoffenheim have an unbeaten record in Group L, and just need a point against winless Gent in order to definitely stay top.
Red Star Belgrade have also already made the round of 32, though need a huge goal swing against Liberec if they want to move into first place.
In Group F, first-placed Napoli face off against second placed Real Sociedad needing to pick up at least a point to secure their spot in the next round.
If they lose, and AZ Alkmaar are victorious in their must-win match against HNK Rijeka, then the Dutch side will take their spot in the next round.
Likewise, if Sociedad lose and AZ win, the Spaniards will then drop out of the competition.
Granada and PSV have definitely made it out of Group E, yet top spot still needs to be decided.
PSV host Cypriot club AC Omonoia, needing a win and for Granada to drop points against PAOK in order to overtake the Spanish team.
To keep things in their own hands, the Spaniards must win against their Greek opponents.
Group C will be finalised when Bayer Leverkusen and Slavia Prague go against each other, with the winner taking first place.
Both are already through, and a draw would see Slavia remain in first, but it will be an interesting match to watch regardless.
The other game features Hapoel Be’er Sheva welcoming French club Nice.
Villareal have made it out of Group I and cannot be caught at the summit of the group, no matter what their result is when they host FK Qarabag.
Sivasspor must win against Maccabi Tel Aviv if they want to progress, whilst the Israeli team need to avoid defeat to remain in second place.
Wolfsberger AC and Feyenoord will battle it out for the last qualification place in Group K, with the Dutch side needing a win to make it into the knockout stages.
Dinamo Zagreb are untouchable at the top of the group and will be able to relax when they play against bottom club CSKA Moscow.
Finally, Roma are already through and top of Group A with an unbeaten record, which they will look to maintain against CSKA Sofia.
BSC Young Boys must get past CFR Cluj to make the next round, and if they lose then the Romanian side will overtake them and make it into the round of 32.
By Ali Pollock
