In the fifth round of the Europa League groups, the Dutch from Amsterdam “Ajax” were eliminated from the competition, and the ex-champions had a chance only to enter the Conference League.

Fans of Amsterdam “Ajax”.Photo: Hollandse Hoogte / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

Qualified teams in the round of 16 of the Europa League before the last group match

West Ham, Freiburg, Marseille, Brighton, Atalanta, Sporting, Liverpool, Rennes, Villarreal, Slavia Prague, Roma and Leverkusen have already qualified for the eighth final of the Europa League.

Ajax Amsterdam is having a very bad season in the championship, and in the Europa League, they were eliminated before the last round after losing in Marseille, the score 4-3 in favor of the French.

John van ‘t Schip’s men occupy the last position in the group and will have a chance for the Conference League playoffs only if they beat AEK Athens at the last stage.

Freiburg scored the score of the day, defeating Greek side Olympiakos Piraeus 5-0. And Liverpool put on a show as Jurgen Klopp’s side beat LASK Linz 4-0.

Results of the day in the Europa League

AEK Athens – Brighton 0-1

Atalanta – Sporting 1-1

Freiburg – Olympiakos 5-0

Maccabi Haifa – Rennes 0-3

Sparta Prague – Betis 1-0

Sturm Graz – Rakov 0-1

TSC – West Ham 0-1

Hacken – Leverkusen 0-2

Liverpool – LASK Linz 4-0

Marseille – Ajax 4-3

Molde – Karabakh 2-2

Rangers – Aris 1-1

Sheriff Tiraspol – Slavia Prague 2-3

Servette – Roma 1-1

Toulouse – Royal Union 0-0

Villarreal – Panathinaikos 3-2