Roma, heavy defeat: they can no longer finish the Europa League group among the top 8

With the defeat on Dutch soil against AZ Alkmaar, Roma closed off the possibility of finishing the ‘Championship Phase’ of the 2024/25 Europa League among the top eight. After the 6.45pm matches the Giallorossi team slipped to 17th place thanks to only nine points won in seven games. In a week’s time the Giallorossi’s group stage in this competition will end with the home match against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Results at 6.45pm
AZ – Roma 1-0
Parrott 80′
Bodo Glimt – M.Tel Aviv 3-1
Peretz 12′; Høgh 39′-65′ (penalty), Evjen 62′
Porto – Olympiacos 0-1
Kaabi 79′
Fenerbahce – Lyon 0-0
Malmo – Twente 2-3
Steijn 28′ (penalty); Johnsen 32′, van Wolfswinkel 61′ (penalty), Lagerbielke 64′, Christiansen 79′
Qarabag – FCSB 2-3
Andrade 1′; Șut 7′-73′; Dawa 40′ (own goal); Miculescu 45’+4
Hoffenheim – Tottenham 2-3
Maddison 3′, M. Son 22′-77′; Stach 68′, Mokwa 88′
Viktoria Plzeň – Anderlecht 2-0
Červ 3′, Adu 45′

The complete program
Thursday 23 January
AZ – Roma 1-0
Bodo Glimt – M.Tel Aviv 3-1
Porto – Olympiacos 0-1
Fenerbahce – Lyon 0-0
Malmo – Twente 2-3
Qarabag – FCSB 2-3
Hoffenheim – Tottenham 2-3
Viktoria Plzeň – Anderlecht 2-0
9.00pm Eintracht Frankfurt – Ferencvaros
9.00pm Elfsborg – Nice
9.00pm Lazio – Real Sociedad
9.00pm Ludogorest – Midtjylland
9.00pm Manchester United – Rangers
9.00pm PAOK – Slavia Prague
9.00pm RFS – Ajax
9.00pm USG – Braga

Europa League, Ranking updated after the matches at 6.45pm
1) Lazio 16 points (Goal Difference: +11)
2) Athletic Club of Bilbao 16 (+6)
3) Olympique Lyon 14 (+8)
4) Tottenham 14 (+5)
5) Anderlecht 14 (+3)
6) FCSB 14 (+3)
7) Galatasaray 13 (+4)
8) Eintracht Frankfurt 13 (+4)

9) Bodo/Glimt 13 (+3)
10) Manchester United 12 (+4)
11) Viktoria Plzen 12 (+3)
12) Olympiacos 12 (+3)
13) Glasgow Rangers 11 (+6)
14) Az Alkmaar 11 (+1)
15) Ajax 10 (+8)
16) Real Sociedad 10 (+4)
17) Rome 9 (+2)
18) Ferencvaros 9 (+1)
19) Fenerbahce 9 (-2)
20) Besiktas 9 (-4)
21) Port 8 (1)
22) Royal Union SG 8 (0)
23) PAOK 7 (2)
24) Twente 7 (-2)

25) Midtjylland 7 (-2)
26) Elfsborg 7 (-3)
27) Sporting Braga 7 (-3)
28) Hoffenheim 6 (-4)
29) Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 (-8)
30) Slavia Prague 4 (-2)
31) Malmo 4 (-7)
32) Ludogorets 3 (-5)
33) Qarabag 3 (-11)
34) RFS 2 (-7)
35) Nice 2 (-8)
36) Dynamo Kiev 1 (-14)