AC Milan, Villarreal and Nice reached the knockout stage of the Europa League after posting wins on Thursday in the penultimate round of the group stage. The Bergamo club progress from Group E along with Olympique Lyon, who crushed Apollon Limassol 4-0. Portuguese forward Andre Silva and Patrick Cutrone each scored twice. Italian Mario Balotelli scored twice, including a penalty, for Nice as they went through from Group K with a 3-1 victory over Belgium's Zulte Waregem. Brazilian midfielder Fransergio scored twice after the break.

Source: dna November 24, 2017 03:54 UTC