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ISTANBUL (AP) \u2014 europe league<\/span> 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.<\/p>\n

With two league games remaining, the three players are tied with points with 5 wins and 1 loss. like champions league<\/span>the top 8 players will automatically advance after 8 rounds.<\/p>\n

Villa may have their toughest match yet as they travel to Istanbul to face 12th-placed Fenerbah\u00e7e, close to the top eight. An unlikely title challenger premier league<\/span> 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Teams ranked 9th through 24th will participate in a two-leg playoff to advance.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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