When the Conference League group was completed, favorites such as Villarreal, West Ham or Nice qualified directly for the round of 16 of the tournament, as first in the group, while Fiorentina moved but as second and will play in the previous round against an opponent from the Europa League.
West Ham, the only team to achieve full points in the Conference League (18), beat FCSB on the final day 0-3 thanks to a brace from Pablo Fornals and an own goal from Dawa.
Among the main league teams, Cologne was eliminated, overtaken in Group D by Nice and Partizan, who finished second.
The draw will be held on Monday to determine the pairings for the round of 32 between the second in each group and the third in the Europa League. It will be a round trip, with no double amount of goals on the opposite field and no clubs from the same country can be at the same time. The first leg matches will be played on February 16 and the second leg on the 23rd of the same month.
Classified as first (directly to eighth): Istanbul Basaksehir (TUR), West Ham (ING), Villarreal (ESP), Nice (FRA), AZ Alkmaar (PB), Djurgarden (SUE), Sivasspor (TUR), Slovan Bratislava (ESQ)
Ranked as seconds (up to sixteenth): Fiorentina (ITA), Anderlecht BEL), Lech Poznan (POL), Partizan (SRB), Dnipro (UCR), Ghent (BEL), Cluj (RUM) and Basel (SUI). They will face the third in the Europa League: Sheriff (MOL), Lazio (ITA), Qarabag (AZE), Trazonspor (TUR), Bodo/Glimt (NOR), AEK Larnaca (CHI), Ludogorets (BUL) and Braga (NG)
Source: La Verdad
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