SC Braga, Club Atlético de Madrid, FC Metalist Kharkiv, PAOK FC, R. Standard de Liège and Hannover 96 booked their places in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 on Wednesday evening.
Braga progressed with a 1-0 win against Birmingham City FC, but it was the other Group H game which produced the drama of the night. Club Brugge KV were three down at NK Maribor but came back to triumph 4-3 – through Ryan Donk's 90th-minute strike – and go top of the section. However, they can still be caught by Birmingham.
Perhaps the biggest shock came at White Hart Lane as ten-man PAOK beat Tottenham Hotspur FC 2-1 to become the first side sure of going beyond Group A. FC Rubin Kazan, 4-1 victors over Shamrock Rovers FC, will join them with a point in Salonika in their concluding fixture.
Metalist, meanwhile, have taken top spot in Group G having defeated FK Austria Wien 4-1 in Kharkiv. The visitors can still go through, though, after Malmö FF held AZ Alkmaar to a goalless draw which leaves the Eredivisie outfit with a two-point cushion ahead of the visit of Metalist on 15 December.
There is also only one qualifying berth up for grabs in Group I after Atlético beat Celtic FC 1-0 in Glasgow to ensure their advancement. Udinese Calcio, restricted to a 0-0 stalemate at Stade Rennais FC, need only to avoid defeat against Celtic in a fortnight to go through.
Standard guaranteed European football in the spring and top spot in Group B by winning 2-0 at home against Hannover, who also progress by virtue of a superior head-to-head record against FC København, who can no longer overtake the German side following their 1-1 draw with FC Vorskla Poltava.
Though PSV Eindhoven and Legia Warszawa were already assured of the top two berths in Group C, Fred Rutten's team are now certain of being section winners having triumphed 3-0 in the Polish capital. Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC moved off the foot of the standings with a 3-1 victory against FC Rapid Bucureşti.
Through to round of 32
Athletic Club
Club Atlético de Madrid
FC Metalist Kharkiv
FC Twente
Hannover 96
Legia Warszawa
PAOK FC
PSV Eindhoven
RSC Anderlecht
R. Standard de Liège
SC Braga
Sporting Clube de Portugal
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