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West Ham United, Olympique Lyon seek Europa League last 16 tickets
Baku, November 4, AZERTAC
English football club West Ham United and France's Olympique Lyon are the only two clubs to have a flawless run in the 2021-22 UEFA Europa League as both of them eye fourth wins on Thursday to have a smooth path for the last 16 phase, according to Anadolu Agency.
A total of 32 clubs in eight groups are competing to be among the last 16 teams in the UEFA Europa League.
The eight group winners will automatically qualify for the last 16 stage.
Before the round of 16, additional knockout round playoffs will be played in February once the Matchday six in the Europa League will end on Dec. 9.
In the playoffs, eight Europa League group runners-up will face eight third-ranked clubs from the UEFA Champions League groups for a limited number of last 16 tickets in the competition.
The Europa League matches will go on to be played on Thursday except the 2022 final that will be held on May 18 in Seville's Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium, the home of Sevilla.
Matchday 4 fixtures in Europa League are as follows:
Galatasaray - Lokomotiv Moscow
Brondby - Rangers
Olympique Lyon - Sparta Prague
Real Sociedad - Sturm Graz
Monaco - PSV Eindhoven
Legia Warsaw - Napoli
Olympiacos - Eintracht Frankfurt
Genk - West Ham United
Leicester City - Spartak Moscow
Antwerp - Fenerbahce
Olympique Marseille - Lazio
Crvena Zvezda - Midtjylland
Braga - Ludogorets
Ferencvaros - Celtic
Bayer Leverkusen - Real Betis
Dinamo Zagreb - Rapid Vienna