OGC Nice’s exit from the UEFA Europa League has been confirmed after a 1-0 defeat to IF Elfsborg in Sweden on Thursday night. Nice had looked on course for an early exit from the competition

UEFA Europa League standings after Thursday's matches, the penultimate round of group games (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Manchester United and Tottenham recorded much-needed victories in the UEFA Europa League as they inched closer to the round of 16. While United beat Scottish side Rangers 2-1, Tottenham edged German outfit Hoffenheim 3-2.

Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wins his first match in charge of Besiktas as they beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 in the Europa League.

Which teams are in the hunt for automatic qualification for the last 16? Who's on the brink of elimination? What about the playoffs?

In addition to the €18.5 million earned for making the final, the Champions League winners take home an additional €6.8 million

Ajax suffered an incredibly embarrassing loss to Latvian side RFS Riga on Thursday. The Amsterdammers lost 1-0 to a goal from Adam Markhiev, who gave the Latvian team their first-ever win in European competition.

As you can see, those in the UEFA Europa League this season receive £126,400 for a draw and £379,201 for each win. Ahead of Thursday’s action, Manchester United currently have three wins and three draws from six European outings so far this season, earning the Red Devils a total of £1.5m so far.

Hoffenheim (GER) 2 (Stach 68, Mokwa 88) Tottenham (ENG) 3 (Maddison 3, Son Heung-min 22, 77) Malmo (SWE) 2 (Berg Johnsen 32, Christiansen 79) Twente (NED) 3 (Steijn 28-pen, Van Wolfswinkel 61-pen, Lagerbielke 64)

Bruno Fernandes struck late to give Manchester United victory against Rangers and Heung-Min Son was Tottenham Hotspur's hero on UEFA Europa League Matchday 7.

Lazio dispatched Real Sociedad 3-1 to go top of the Europa League table while Eintracht Frankfurt move to second with their 2-0 Ferencvaros victory.