AS Roma were threatened with elimination from the Europa League, but the Italians beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2:0 in the final match of the league phase and qualified for the play-offs. Hoffenheim were eliminated despite a win at the end. Lazio Rome finish the league phase in 1st place.
Although Hoffenheim mastered the difficult task in Anderlecht with flying colors and won 4:3, the fact that they had previously gone five games in a row without a win in the Europa League weighed too heavily on the Bundesliga club. Robin Hranac (41'), Tom Bischof (54') and David Mokwa (59') and Adam Hlozek (65') turned a 0:1 (18') into a 4:1. Anderlecht missed out on direct qualification for the round of 16 due to their second defeat in a row.
AS Roma and FC Porto, two big names who were still in contention to progress, made it through to the play-offs. The Italians defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2:0 in front of their home crowd thanks to goals from Angelino (44') and Eldor Shomurodov (69'). Coach Claudio Ranieri, who was brought out of retirement in mid-November, seems to have found the right words, as the Romans are doing much better under him than before.
Eintracht, for whom the Swiss Aurèle Amenda was only a substitute, were able to cope with their second defeat in the current European Cup campaign, as Frankfurt finished the league phase in 5th place, which puts them in the round of 16. FC Porto won 1:0 at Maccabi Tel Aviv, with Nico Gonzalez scoring the only goal of the game with a header in the 58th minute.
Although Lazio Roma lost for the first time this season in the Europa League with a 1-0 defeat at Braga, the Italians still defended first place. This was thanks to their superior goal difference compared to Athletic Bilbao, who defeated Viktoria Pilsen 3:1 at home. Third place went to Manchester United, who were relegated from the Premier League and celebrated their fifth consecutive win in this competition with a 2-0 victory at FCSB Bucharest and remained the only unbeaten team.
Roma - Frankfurt live ticker

AS Roma

Eintracht Frankfurt
- Angeliño - 1:0 (44.)
- Eldor Shomurodov - 2:0 (69.)
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Liveticker closed
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90.+5.End of 2nd half
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69.
Shomurodov scores for Roma
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69.Goal for AS Roma, 2:0 through Eldor Shomurodov (Matías Soulé)
Eldor Shomurodov
Striker
Assist: Matías Soulé
Striker
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+3.End of 1st half
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44.
Angeliño gives Roma the lead
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44.Goal for AS Roma, 1:0 through Angeliño (Gianluca Mancini)
Angeliño
Midfielder
Assist: Gianluca Mancini
Defender
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36.
Mancini hits the post
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21.
Strong save from Roma goalie Svilar
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13.
Dovbyk misses the first top chance for the Romans
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6.Yellow card AS Roma
Alexis Saelemaekers
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1.Start of the match