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Man United, Tottenham seal Europa League round of 16 spots

IANS January 31, 2025 210 views

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have both secured their places in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 with convincing group stage performances. United won 2-0 against FCSB, with goals from Diogo Dalot and Kobbie Mainoo, while Tottenham cruised to a 3-0 victory over Elfsborg. The teams will now await the draw on February 21 for their next European challenge. Their automatic qualification highlights the strength of English teams in this year's competition.

"We made a controlled performance count in front of our travelling fans" - Manchester United Match Report
London, Jan 31: Manchester United are through to the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League, following a 2-0 win away to FCSB on the eighth and final matchday of the competition's league phase.

Key Points

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Manchester United wins 2-0 away at FCSB

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Tottenham defeats Elfsborg 3-0

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Both teams progress automatically to Round of 16

Two goals in the space of eight second-half minutes were enough to earn the victory, with Diogo Dalot opening the scoring at Romania's National Arena on the hour mark.

Having assisted that strike, Kobbie Mainoo was on hand to double the lead shortly after, as the Reds made a controlled performance count in front of our travelling fans in Bucharest.

The result saw Ruben Amorim's side finish third in the table, as one of the top-eight teams that will skip February's knockout round play-offs and go straight into March's round of 16.

On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspur sealed a place in round of 16 thanks to Thursday night's victory over Elfsborg.

Three second-half goals ensured a top-eight finish for Ange Postecoglou's side. Dane Scarlett came off the bench to nod the hosts in front before setting up 19-year-old Oyindamola Ajayi for a goal on his Spurs debut to double their advantage.

Mikey Moore, 17, wrapped up the victory with a superb individual effort (his first for the club), setting off on a mazy run and executing a low shot in added time.

With a 3-0 win over the Swedish side, Spurs finished the group with 17 points, which has seen them finish in 4th place and progress automatically through to the last 16.

The draw for the round of 16 will take place on February 21. The round of 16 matches will be two-legged clashes, with the first leg taking place on March 6 and the second leg on March 13.

All eight sides confirmed in round of 16 are Athletic Club, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio, Lyon, Manchester United, Olympiacos, Rangers, Tottenham

Teams who will play in knockout phase play-offs are

Ajax, Anderlecht, Bodo/Glimt, FCSB, Galatasaray, Real Sociedad, Roma, Viktoria Plzen

While unseeded sides in knockout phase play-offs

are AZ Alkmaar, Fenerbahce, Ferencvaros, Midtjylland, PAOK, Porto, Twente, Union SG

For Besiktas, Braga, Dynamo Kyiv, Elfsborg, Hoffenheim, Ludogorets, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Malmo, Nice, Qarabag, RFS, Slavia Praha elimination is confirmed.

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