Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Sevilla UEFA Europa League champions Sevilla stayed alive in this season's competition, while Qarabag were unlucky to be eliminated on Thursday.

Stefano Pioli Lazio confirmed their spot in the Europa League last 32 as Group G winners after overcoming Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

Fiorentina Serie A rivals Fiorentina and Roma will lock horns in a mouth-watering UEFA Europa League round of 16 tie next month.

CSKA Moskva UEFA has ruled that CSKA Moscow must play their next three European matches behind closed doors due to issues of racism and crowd trouble.

Zenit Russian club Zenit will get their UEFA Champions League campaign under way against AEL Limassol in the competition's third qualifying round.

Valeriy Fedorchuk Dnipro head coach Myron Markevych concedes his players are feeling nervous ahead of the club's maiden European final.

Yevhen Konoplyanka Yevhen Konoplyanka looks set to snub a move to Sevilla, with the likes of Stoke City and Besiktas also tracking his potential availability.

Dnipro striker Yevhen Seleznyov repaid his coach's faith to send the Ukrainian side to the Europa League final with a 1-0 win over Napoli.

Scott Brown Several big name clubs including Ajax, Fiorentina and Marseille are all fighting to stay alive in this season's Europa League.

The Europa League starts on Thursday and coaches Paulo Sousa and Thomas Tuchel will be keen to catch the eye for their new clubs.