Forest, Celtic into play-offs as Villa fight backAFP, PARISNottingham Forest FC are to go into the Europa League play-off round after a 4-0 win over Ferencvaros TC on Thursday, while Celtic FC secured their place in the knockout phase with a victory over FC Utrecht. Aston Villa FC finished second in the league phase after recovering from two goals down to beat FC Red Bull Salzburg 3-2 with their spot in the last 16 already assured. FC Utrecht’s Vasilis Barkas, second left, and Celtic FC’s Auston Trusty, center, vie for the ball in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday. Elsewhere, Celtic overcame lowly Utrecht 4-2 after scoring three times in the first 19 minutes in Glasgow. Olympique Lyonnais topped the table with seven wins from eight after completing the league phase with a 4-2 victory over PAOK.
