Nottingham Forest beat Ferencvaros 4-0 on Thursday to advance into the Europa League play-offs, while Celtic beat Utrecht to secure a spot in the knockout rounds.
Aston Villa tied the score after falling behind by two goals, defeated Red Bull Salzburg 3-2, won second place in the league, and has locked up a place in the top 16.
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Forest have a chance of finishing in the top eight heading into the final round but will need to beat Robbie Keane’s Ferencvaros and rely on other results to achieve their target.
Sean Dyche’s side also made their contribution, with Igor Jesus scoring twice for Forest after Ferencváros defender Bence Otterworth scored an own goal. James McCarty converted a late penalty, but the victory was only enough to move the Premier League club into 13th place.
Two-time European champions Forest will find out their play-off fate on Friday against Celtic, who scored three goals in the opening 19 minutes to beat lowly Utrecht 4-2 in Glasgow.
Benjamin Nygren gave Celtic the lead before Utrecht captain Nick Viergever scored an own goal. Arne Engels converted a penalty as Celtic cruised in, but Utrecht kept the score within a point until Auston Trusty’s header gave the home side more breathing room.
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Villa looked set to suffer their second defeat in Europe when Salzburg led 2-0 at Birmingham through goals from Karim Konate and Moussa Young.
Morgan Rogers reduced the deficit, Tyrone Mings headed Villa level and 19-year-old Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba scored his first senior goal to complete the comeback for Unai Emery’s side.
Lyon beat PAOK 4-2 at the end of the league to top the table with seven wins from eight games. A minute’s silence was observed before kick-off to commemorate the seven Greek fans who died in a minibus accident in Romania.
Midtjylland, Real Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg and Roma all entered the top eight, ensuring direct advancement to the top 16.
Rangers ended a miserable European season with a 3-1 defeat at Porto, their sixth defeat in eight games.
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