One of the biggest highlights of the final round of the League Phase Europa League 2025-2026 is Nottingham Forest's 4-0 overwhelming victory over Ferencvaros right at City Ground.
Under the leadership of Sean Dyche, Forest showed a coherent and energetic playing style, thereby consolidating their position and opening up hopes for going further in the knockout rounds.
In Scotland, Celtic Park also witnessed a goal feast when Celtic defeated Utrecht 4-2. The home team exploded with four goals to bring home 3 important points, while Utrecht, despite efforts, still could not stop the continuous attack.
Lyon continues to affirm their strength with a 4-2 victory over PAOK. The overwhelming attacking style helps the Ligue 1 representative maintain the top position in the standings after 8 rounds.
Porto also completed their goal with a 3-1 victory over Rangers at Estadio do Dragao. This result helped Porto stand firm in the top 8, while Rangers had to accept stopping with regret.
Besides the big wins, the final round also created a big shock when Ludogorets defeated Nice 1-0 thanks to a solid game and accurate opportunities.
In addition, fans also witnessed other dramatic score chases. Aston Villa reversed the score to beat RB Salzburg 3-2, and Stuttgart defeated Young Boys 3-2 in a match with many late goals.
With 18 matches taking place simultaneously at 03:00 AM on January 30, the closing round recorded more than 50 goals, averaging nearly 3 goals/match. After 8 rounds, 8 teams won tickets straight to the round of 16 including Lyon, Aston Villa, Midtjylland, Porto, Real Betis, Braga, Freiburg and Roma.
The teams to play in the play-offs include Genk, Bologna, Stuttgart, Ferencvaros, Nottingham Forest, Viktoria Plzen, FK Crvena Zvezda, Celta Vigo, PAOK, Lille, Fenerbahce, Panathinaikos, Celtic, Ludogorets Razgrad, Dinamo Zagreb and Brann.
