Europa League 2016: Latest Tables, Top Scorers After Thursday's Group Results

Southampton and Hapoel Beer Sheva served up a bland, scoreless draw during Thursday's 2016-17 UEFA Europa League action, with the Saints maintaining the top spot in Group K thanks to a superior goal difference.

Sparta Prague cruised to a win against Inter Milan, and Fiorentina crushed Qarabag. Ajax, Celta Vigo and Shakhtar Donetsk also grabbed wins.

In the late kick-offs, Manchester United edged Zorya, while AS Roma dominated Astra Giurgiu, winning 4-0.

Here's a look at Thursday's results:

FK Qabala	2-3	Mainz 05
FC Astana	0-0	BSC Young Boys
Ajax	1-0	Standard Liege
Celta Vigo	2-0	Panathinaikos
FC Zurich	2-1	Osmanlispor FK
Steaua Bucuresti	1-1	Villarreal
Sparta Prague	3-1	Inter
Hapoel Beer Sheva	0-0	Southampton
Fiorentina	5-1	Qarabag FK
Slovan Liberec	1-2	PAOK Thessaloniki FC
Schalke 04	3-1	Salzburg
FC Krasnodar	5-2	Nice
Gent	2-0	Konyaspor
Shakhtar Donetsk	2-0	Braga
Athletic Club	1-0	Rapid Wien
Genk	3-1	Sassuolo
Austria Wien	0-0	Viktoria Plzen
Roma	4-0	Astra Giurgiu
Saint-Etienne	1-1	Anderlecht
Fenerbahce	1-0	Feyenoord
Manchester United	1-0	Zorya
Olympiakos	0-1	APOEL Nicosia
Zenit St. Petersburg	5-0	AZ Alkmaar
Dundalk	1-0	Maccabi Tel Aviv

The current standings:

Group A	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group B	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group C	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group D	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group E	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group F	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group G	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group H	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group I	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group J	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group K	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Group L	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fenerbahce	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
2	Feyenoord	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
3	Manchester United	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
4	Zorya	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1
1	APOEL Nicosia	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
2	Olympiakos	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
3	FC Astana	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1
4	BSC Young Boys	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1
1	Anderlecht	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
2	Mainz 05	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
3	Saint-Etienne	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
4	FK Qabala	2	0	0	2	3	6	-3	0
1	Zenit St. Petersburg	2	2	0	0	9	3	+6	6
2	Dundalk	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
3	AZ Alkmaar	2	0	1	1	1	6	-5	1
4	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0
1	Roma	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	4
2	Austria Wien	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
3	Viktoria Plzen	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
4	Astra Giurgiu	2	0	0	2	2	7	-5	0
1	Genk	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	3
2	Sassuolo	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
3	Rapid Wien	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
4	Athletic Club	2	1	0	1	1	3	-2	3
1	Ajax	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
2	Celta Vigo	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
3	Standard Liege	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1
4	Panathinaikos	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0
1	Shakhtar Donetsk	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6
2	Gent	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
3	Braga	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1
4	Konyaspor	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0
1	FC Krasnodar	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	6
2	Schalke 04	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	6
3	Salzburg	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0
4	Nice	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4	0
1	Fiorentina	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	4
2	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
3	Slovan Liberec	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1
4	Qarabag FK	2	0	1	1	3	7	-4	1
1	Southampton	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	4
2	Hapoel Beer Sheva	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4
3	Sparta Prague	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	3
4	Inter	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0
1	Villarreal	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
2	FC Zurich	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
3	Osmanlispor FK	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
4	Steaua Bucuresti	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1

The Europa League top scorers: 

R	Player	Team	Goals
1	Leon Bailey	Genk	3
2	Aleksandr Kokorin	Zenit	3
3	Joaozinho	F. Krasnodar	3
4	Charlie Austin	Southampton	2
5	Mauro Zarate	Fiorentina	2
6	Khouma Babacar	Fiorentina	2
7	Vaclav Kadlec	S. Prague	2
8	Giuliano	Zenit	2
9	Stefaos Athanasiadis	P. T. FC	2
10	Haris Medunjanin	M. T. Aviv	2

Recap

Hapoel and Southampton came into Thursday's clash having won their first Europa League matches, but neither side ever seemed capable of repeating that feat in Israel, as fans were in for an uninspiring evening.

As shared by Paddy Power, the two teams served up a drab first half, with some minor shoving just before half-time the main highlight:

Southampton improved after the break and tried to open up Hapoel's defence with crosses, but the vast majority of their balls into the box fell nowhere.

Manager Claude Puel was happy with the point, via the Saints' official Twitter account:

The win leaves both teams on four points, one more than Sparta Prague, who shocked Inter Milan 3-1 thanks to a quick brace from Vaclav Kadlec. The Czech side dominated the Italian giants throughout the first half, and they were unlucky not to increase their lead when Kadlec went close again just before half-time.

Andre Lowe of the Jamaica Gleaner couldn't understand why the Nerazzurri don't seem to take the competition seriously:

The introduction of Mauro Icardi helped matters for the Nerazzuri, who pulled a goal back through Rodrigo Palacio, but Mario Holek put the final score on the board just one minute after Andrea Ranocchia was sent off.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the hero for United, scoring the only goal in their win over Zorya. The Red Devils were expected to dominate the Ukrainian minnows but put together a disappointing outing, with Ibrahimovic's second-half header one of the few highlights.

Roma had no such issues against Giurgiu, as Kevin Strootman, Federico Fazio and Mohamed Salah all scored, with Fabricio also adding an own goal.

The team's official Twitter account enjoyed the outing:

Nice lost 5-2 against Krasnodar, who grabbed the win thanks to braces from Joaozinho and Ari, but once again, Mario Balotelli stole the show with yet another goal.

As shared by Squawka Football, the former Liverpool man has been in sensational form for Nice:

Fiorentina easily beat Qarabag 5-1, with Mauro Zarate scoring a brace, and Kasper Dolberg scored the only goal in Ajax's win over Standard Liege.

Schalke 04 beat Salzburg and Steaua Bucuresti held Villarreal to a 1-1 draw, while Celta Vigo booked a 2-0 win over Panathinaikos.