Arsenal, Celtic, Manchester United, Rangers and Wolves completed a clean sweep for British clubs as they advanced into the last 32 of the Europa League. They follow Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham all qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League, meaning all nine British clubs progress.
Arsenal, Celtic and United will all enter Monday’s draw as seeded teams after winning their groups. This season’s final is on 27 May at Gdansk Stadium in Poland, almost 12 months to the day since Chelsea beat Arsenal in last term’s all-English final. The Gunners came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Standard Liege in Group F, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side thrashed AZ Alkmaar 4-0 to finish top of Group L.
Earlier on Thursday Celtic finished on top of Group E despite losing 2-0 to runners-up Cluj in Romania. Wolves finished second in Group K with a thumping 4-0 win over Besiktas, while Rangers’ 1-1 draw with Young Boys saw them finish as Group G runners-up.
However, the likes of Ajax, Benfica, Inter Milan and Red Bull Salzburg could all now lie in wait for Rangers and Wolves, with all four seeded after dropping down into the competition from the Champions League.
