Format, fixtures, more ]Premier League sides Manchester United (3rd - 18 points) and Tottenham (4th - 17 points) are two of the eight that will avoid the first knockout round. Lazio (19 points) finished top with Athletic Bilbao behind them only on goal difference.

Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers are all in the hat for the last-16 after finishing in the top eight of the league phase, while 16 other teams will have to go through a play-off round to reach

The Europa League's inaugural league phase has ended with Lazio topping the table and Manchester United and Tottenham finishing in the top eight