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In the last group stage of the Europa League, "Liverpool" (1st place, 10 points) won 1-0 away against "Udinese" (4th place, 4 points) and secured a spot in the next stage of the tournament.
The crucial goal was scored by J. Henderson in the 23rd minute.
In another Group A match, Makhachkala's "Anzhi" (2nd place, 10 points) lost 1-3 away to Bern's "Young Boys" (3rd place, 10 points).
In Group E, Bucharest's "Steaua" (1st place, 11 points) and "Stuttgart" (2nd place, 8 points) teams triumphed.
The Romanians played 1-1 away against "Copenhagen" (in 3rd place with 8 points), while the representatives of the Bundesliga lost 0-1 at home to "Molde" (4th place, 6 points).
In Group J, London's "Tottenham" (2nd place, 10 points) secured their ticket to the next stage by defeating Atene's "Panathinaikos" (3rd place, 5 points) 3-1 at home.
Earlier, along with the mentioned teams, "Atletico Madrid", "Viktoria Plzen", "Fenerbahce", "Borussia Monchengladbach", "Girondins de Bordeaux", "Newcastle United", "Dnipro", "Napoli", "Genk", "Rubin Kazan", "Internazionale", "Olympique de Lyon", "Sparta Prague", "Lazio", "Metalist Kharkiv", "Bayer Leverkusen", "Hannover 96", "Levante", and "FC Basel" also advanced to the next stage.
They will be joined by the teams dropping from the Champions League: "Olympiacos", "Dynamo Kyiv", "Chelsea", "Zenit Saint Petersburg", "Ajax", "Cluj", BATE Borisov, and "Benfica".
The draw for the knockout stage will take place on December 20.
