Lazio finished top of the Europa League group stage despite a 1-0 defeat at Sporting Braga on Thursday as the Portuguese side failed to secure a playoff spot.

Lazio suffered an unlucky and ultimately irrelevant defeat to SC Braga, as they still topped the Europa League table in this opening phase.The Aquile were the only side already guaranteed a place in

Fenerbahce and Porto avoided early exits from the Europa League on Thursday, as Lazio topped the standings and Braga crashed out.

Possible Europa League playoff and last-16 opponents ahead of Friday's draw: POSSIBLE PLAYOFF AND LAST-16 OPPONENTS: Ferencvaros or Porto will face AS Roma or Viktoria Plzen in the playoffs. The winners will meet either Lazio or Athletic Bilbao in the Round of 16.

Carlos Carvalhal finally dropped his charges against João Moutinho. He understood, after several poor performances, that he is by far the best midfielder in his team. Today, Moutinho was in charge of leading the team to an absolute miracle: defeat Lazio (the best team in the Europa League) and give the Arsenalistas some hope.

Lazio are already sure of their spot in the top 8, but want to lock down the Europa League leadership against SC Braga with Pedro.It kicks off at the Estadio Municipal de Braga at 20.00 GMT.You can

Following is the final table for league phase of the Europa League competition for the 2024-25 season: The top eight sides qualify automatically for the round of 16. 1. Lazio 2. Athletic Bilbao 3. Manchester United 4.

On the final matchday of the Europa League group stage, Braga will host Lazio who are aiming to finish on top of the table. The contest kicks off at 21:00 CET along with all other 17 fixtures.