ISTANBUL (AP) — europe league The promising trio of Aston Villa, Lyon and Midtjylland return after a break and will be aiming for an away win to secure an automatic place in Thursday’s round of 16.
With two league games remaining, the three players are tied with points with 5 wins and 1 loss. like champions leaguethe top 8 players will automatically advance after 8 rounds.
Villa may have their toughest match yet as they travel to Istanbul to face 12th-placed Fenerbahçe, close to the top eight. An unlikely title challenger premier league They will be without injured captain John McGinn as they look to recover from their first home defeat since August 31 following Sunday’s surprise 1-0 defeat to Everton at Villa Park.
Lyon play Young Boys in Bern, while Midtjylland play for Norwegian side Bran in Bergen. The hosts are 21st and 22nd in the table respectively.
Teams ranked 9th through 24th will participate in a two-leg playoff to advance.
In other matches, 11th-placed Nottingham Forest will play away to seventh-placed Braga, while Roma (10th) and Stuttgart (9th), who are tied on points, will play at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico.
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