The group stage of the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League drew to a close on Thursday evening as 32 teams proceeded to the next round of the continental competition.
Gennaro Gattuso suffered defeat in his first European outing as AC Milan manager—a 2-0 loss at Rijeka—but still saw his side proceed as winners of Group C along with AEK Athens, who ran to a 0-0 stalemate at Austria Wien.
Premier League outfits Arsenal and Everton already knew their Europa League fates prior to Matchday 6, but the Gunners trampled over BATE Borisov 6-0 to end their Group H campaign with a flourish nonetheless.