Overview
- Aston Villa came from 2-0 down to beat RB Salzburg 3-2 and finished second overall, securing direct qualification to the round of 16.
- Nottingham Forest thrashed Ferencvaros 4-0 with an Igor Jesus brace but ended 13th in the table, placing them in the knockout round play-offs.
- Celtic clinched a play-off berth with a 4-2 victory over Utrecht after racing into a three-goal lead at Parkhead.
- UEFA’s format seeds teams finishing 9th–16th against unseeded sides from 17th–24th, allows same-country pairings, and gives seeded teams the second leg at home.
- Play-off ties are scheduled for 19 and 26 February, with winners joining the top eight—Lyon, Aston Villa, Midtjylland, Real Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg and Roma—in the last 16.