Europa League 2016: Final Group Tables, Results, Qualified Teams After Thursday

Southampton's 2016-17 UEFA Europa League challenge came to a shock end on Thursday, as the Premier League side drew with Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1-1 and crashed out of Group K. Manchester United booked their spot in the next round, beating Zorya Luhansk 2-0.

AZ Alkmaar grabbed a fantastic 3-2 win over Zenit Saint Petersburg, knocking Maccabi Tel Aviv out of the competition in the process, and Fiorentina needed a late goal to get past Qarabag. 

Here's a look at Thursday's results:

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

Here are the group standings for the Europa League:

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
4	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fenerbahce	6	4	1	1	8	6	+2	13
2	Manchester United	6	4	0	2	12	4	+8	12
3	Feyenoord	6	2	1	3	3	7	-4	7
4	Zorya	6	0	2	4	2	8	-6	2
1	APOEL Nicosia	6	4	0	2	8	6	+2	12
2	Olympiacos	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8
3	BSC Young Boys	6	2	2	2	7	4	+3	8
4	FC Astana	6	1	2	3	5	11	-6	5
1	Saint-Etienne	6	3	3	0	8	5	+3	12
2	Anderlecht	6	3	2	1	16	8	+8	11
3	Mainz 05	6	2	3	1	8	10	-2	9
4	FK Qabala	6	0	0	6	5	14	-9	0
1	Zenit St. Petersburg	6	5	0	1	17	8	+9	15
2	AZ Alkmaar	6	2	2	2	6	10	-4	8
3	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	2	1	3	7	9	-2	7
4	Dundalk	6	1	1	4	5	8	-3	4
1	Roma	6	3	3	0	16	7	+9	12
2	Astra Giurgiu	6	2	2	2	7	10	-3	8
3	Viktoria Plzen	6	1	3	2	7	10	-3	6
4	Austria Wien	6	1	2	3	11	14	-3	5
1	Athletic Club	6	3	1	2	10	11	-1	10
2	Genk	5	3	0	2	11	9	+2	9
3	Rapid Wien	6	1	3	2	7	8	-1	6
4	Sassuolo	5	1	2	2	9	9	0	5
1	Fiorentina	6	4	1	1	15	6	+9	13
2	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10
3	Qarabag FK	6	2	1	3	7	12	-5	7
4	Slovan Liberec	6	1	1	4	7	12	-5	4
1	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	6	0	0	21	5	+16	18
2	Gent	6	2	2	2	9	13	-4	8
3	Braga	6	1	3	2	9	11	-2	6
4	Konyaspor	6	0	1	5	2	12	-10	1
1	Schalke 04	6	5	0	1	9	3	+6	15
2	FC Krasnodar	6	2	1	3	8	8	0	7
3	Salzburg	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	7
4	Nice	6	2	0	4	5	11	-6	6
1	Fiorentina	6	4	1	1	15	6	+9	13
2	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10
3	Qarabag FK	6	2	1	3	7	12	-5	7
4	Slovan Liberec	6	1	1	4	7	12	-5	4
1	Sparta Prague	6	4	0	2	8	6	+2	12
2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8
3	Southampton	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	8
4	Inter	6	2	0	4	7	11	-4	6
1	Osmanlispor FK	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10
2	Villarreal	6	2	3	1	9	8	+1	9
3	FC Zurich	6	1	3	2	5	7	-2	6
4	Steaua Bucuresti	6	1	3	2	5	7	-2	6

The two top teams in each group qualify for the knockout stages.

Recap

Be'er Sheva have been one of the Cinderella stories in European football this season, and they continued their incredible run by grabbing a 1-1 draw at St. Mary's and knocking Southampton out of the competition.

Bleacher Report UK commemorated the occasion:

Hapoel took the lead through Maor Buzaglo late in the second half, forcing the Saints to push for two goals in limited time to avoid an embarrassing exit. Virgil van Dijk pulled one back, but the hosts ran out of time to grab a second.

Inter Milan had already been eliminated in Group K, and they celebrated a consolation win against Sparta Prague, winning 2-1.

The Red Devils were forced to play on a horrendous pitch in Ukraine, and manager Jose Mourinho took his precautions, as shared by Simon Peach of the Press Association:

Not surprisingly, the bad conditions led to a rather dull match of football, with United trying the long ball to no avail in the first half. Henrik Mkhitaryan gave the visitors the lead after the break, and with Fenerbahce leading Feyenoord in the Netherlands, the Red Devils could afford to move a few key players to the bench.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic put the final score on the board, but it wasn't good enough for first place in the group, wth Fenerbahce also winning.

The playing conditions were tough in places other than Ukraine as well. The match between Sassuolo and Genk was moved to Friday, with heavy fog making it impossible for the officials to see the whole pitch in Italy. BBC Sport shared this photo:

There was lots of drama in the early kick-offs, with plenty left to play for in Groups H and J. Fiorentina secured the top spot in their group thanks to a 2-1 win over Qarabag, with Federico Chiesa stealing the headlines.

The 19-year-old scored the go-ahead goal and was sent off less than 10 minutes later, resulting in a nervy finale for the visitors. They held on for the win, however, to the delight of ItalianFootballTV:

PAOK Thessaloniki beat Slovan Liberec 2-0 at home, grabbing second place in the group ahead of Qarabag.

In Group H, Belgian side Gent left it very late to join Shakhtar Donetsk in the knockout stages. The Ukrainians cruised to a 4-2 win over Braga, meaning Gent could qualify with a win over lowly Konyaspor.

The side couldn't find a way through the Turkish defence until the final minutes of the match, when Kalifa Coulibaly blasted home a volley to give Gent the win. The match winner shared this photo of the celebrations afterwards:

Villarreal booked their spot in the next round with a 2-1 win over Steaua Bucuresti, with Osmanlispor joining the Spaniards thanks to a 2-0 win against FC Zurich.