The UEFA Europa League's new format has delivered high-octane drama and magical moments, but the inaugural league phase is about to reach boiling point.

OGC Nice’s exit from the UEFA Europa League has been confirmed after a 1-0 defeat to IF Elfsborg in Sweden on Thursday night. Nice had looked on course for an early exit from the competition

Which teams are in the hunt for automatic qualification for the last 16? Who's on the brink of elimination? What about the playoffs?

Football writer Adrian Clarke analyses Thursday's UEFA Europa League matches for Premier League clubs. On his 50th UEFA Europa League appearance, Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes broke Rangers’ hearts with a tremendous 92nd-minute volley - a winning goal that puts his side in pole position to claim a top-eight finish.

Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wins his first match in charge of Besiktas as they beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 in the Europa League.

UEFA Europa League standings after Thursday's matches, the penultimate round of group games (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Match report & talking points following late Europa League drama. 90min. Manchester United 2-1 Rangers: Bruno Fernandes scores last-gasp winner

Ajax suffered an incredibly embarrassing loss to Latvian side RFS Riga on Thursday. The Amsterdammers lost 1-0 to a goal from Adam Markhiev, who gave the Latvian team their first-ever win in European competition.

The Champions League league phase, part of the UEFA competition's new format, is nearing the end and with it teams are being bounced from the competition. The l

Bruno Fernandes struck late to give Manchester United victory against Rangers and Heung-Min Son was Tottenham Hotspur's hero on UEFA Europa League Matchday 7.