Europa League 2016: Final Group Tables, Results, Qualified Teams After Thursday

Manchester United booked their spot in the next round of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League on Thursday, beating Zorya Luhansk 2-0.

AZ Alkmaar grabbed a fantastic 3-2 win over Zenit Saint Petersburg, knocking Maccabi Tel Aviv out of the competition in the process, and Fiorentina needed a late goal to get past Qarabag. Ajax, Inter Milan and Southampton will play later on Thursday.

Here’s a look at Thursday’s results:

Here are the group standings for the Europa League:

The two top teams in each group qualify for the knockout stages.

Recap

The Red Devils were forced to play on a horrendous pitch in Ukraine, and manager Jose Mourinho took his precautions, as shared by Simon Peach of the Press Association:

The Odessa pitch – the reason Romero is playing instead of De Gea? pic.twitter.com/MEF4zfZDEl

— Simon Peach (@SimonPeach) December 8, 2016

Not surprisingly, the bad conditions led to a rather dull match of football, with United trying the long ball to no avail in the first half. Henrik Mkhitaryan gave the visitors the lead after the break, and with Fenerbahce leading Feyenoord in the …

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