All five British clubs won their last matches of the Europa League group stages, as the final teams to make it to the round of 32 were finalised.
Arsenal rounded off proceedings in Group B with a solid 4-2 win against Dundalk, completing the group stage with a 100% record.
Eddie Nketiah became their top scorer this season, and his goal was followed by a superb long-range strike from Mohamed Elneny before Joe Willock and Floarin Balogun completed the scoring.
Jordan Flores and Sean Hoare got consolation goals for the Irish side, but they finish the competition without picking up a single point.
FK Molde also confirmed their spot in the next round after drawing 2-2 with Rapid Vienna, with Magnus Eikrem getting a brace for the Norwegian club.
North London rivals Spurs also won their final game, beating Royal Antwerp 2-0 and overtaking them in the process to win Group J.
Carlos Vinicius and Giovanni Lo Celso both scored in the victory as Jose Mourinho’s side marched on into the knockout stages in style.
LASK won their game against Ludogorets 3-1, leaving their opponents bottom of the group without a single point.
Two early goals for Leicester City saw them take top spot in Group G as they defeated AEK Athens 2-0.
Cengiz Under and Harvey Barnes both bagged for the Foxes, as they progressed as group winners.
Braga also won their game against Zorya Luhansk 2-0, but Leicester’s win means that the Portuguese side remain in second spot.
Rangers came out Group D winners after they beat Lech Poznan 2-0.
Goals from Cedric Itten and Ianis Hagi meant that Steven Gerrard’s side topped their group without losing a single game.
The other match in Group D saw Standard Liege and Benfica draw 2-2, with the Portuguese side squandering their chance to go top.
Strikes from Everton and Pizzi were met by goals from Nicolas Raskin and Abdoul Tapsoba as the two sides played out an entertaining game.
In Group H, Celtic picked up their first and only win in the Europa League when they beat Lille 3-2.
Christopher Jullien, Callum McGregor and David Turnbull all scored for Neil Lennon’s side as they finally got three points in Europe.
Lille took this right to the wire though, as goals from Jonathan Ikone and Timothy Weah meant Celtic had to fight for their result.
AC Milan ended up winning the group, as Jens Petter Hauge scored the only goal of the game against Sparta Prague.
AZ Alkmaar fell to defeat in their must-win Group F tie against HNK Rijeka, losing 2-1 and crashing out of the competition.
Meanwhile, Napoli and Real Sociedad drew 1-1 as both clubs moved into the round of 32.
Piotr Zielinski scored for the Italian’s who topped the group whilst Willian Jose netted for Sociedad who finished in second.
Feyenoord also lost their must-win tie in Group K, as they were beaten 1-0 by Wolfsberger AC.
Victory for the Austrian side means that they secure their spot in the round of 32, at the expense of the Dutch club.
Dinamo Zagreb won their game in Group K, thrashing bottom team CSKA Moscow 3-1 to leave the Russian club without a win in the competition.
In the battle for top spot in Group C, Bayer Leverkusen came out 4-0 victors against Slavia Prague.
A Leon Bailey double followed by Moussa Diaby and Karim Bellarabi strikes saw the German club take top spot whilst Slavia settle for second.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva shocked OGC Nice in the other Group C fixture, winning 1-0.
Hoffenheim ensured they finished Group L unbeaten by defeating Gent 4-1.
Robert Skov and Andrej Kramaric scored either side of a Maximillian Beier brace to ensure all three points went to the Bundesliga club.
Red Star Belgrade also remained in second place in Group L after drawing 0-0 with Slovan Liberec.
PSV overtook Granada in Group E after beating Omonia Nicosia 4-0.
Donyell Malen, Denzel Dumfries and a late Joel Piroe brace saw their side go top of the group whilst Granada dropped into second after drawing 0-0 with Greek club PAOK.
In Group A, Roma lost their unbeaten record at the final hurdle when they were thrashed 3-1 by CSKA Sofia.
Tiago Rodrigues netted once which was followed by an Ali Sowe brace as the Italian side suffered a shock defeat.
BSC Young Boys secured their place in the next round in dramatic fashion, as Jean-Pierre Nsame and Gianluca Gaudino scored 93rd and 96th minute goals to beat CFR Cluj 2-1.
The win put them into the next round, as Cluj were set to overtake them if they picked up all three points.
Maccabi Tel Aviv came out on top against Sivasspor to confirm their spot in the knockout stages, winning 1-0 in Group I thanks to a goal from Enric Saborit.
Villarreal were set to play against FK Qarabag in the other Group I fixture, but the match was postponed due to a COVID outbreak in the Qarabag squad.
The Spanish side were already through and out of reach at the top of the group.
With that, the Europa League group stage is now over and those who progressed to the next round will be joined by 8 Champions League sides in the round of 32 in February.
By Ali Pollock
