Key Points
Liverpool advanced to the round of 16 of the Europa League with a game to spare after Luis Daz and Cody Gakpo scored early to set the tone in a 4-0 victory over Austrias LASK on Thursday.P)..
Salah made it 3-0 early in the second half in what was his 199th goal for the Reds..
Victor Boniface and substitute Patrik Schick contributed a goal apiece for a 2-0 victory at Hacken in Group H and a place in the round of 16. . Tom Souek struck late again to help West Ham beat TSC Baka Topola 1-0 and advance to the knockout stage. ..
Marseille forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's hat trick included a stunning overhead kick and two penalties one in stoppage time in a 4-3 win over 10-man Ajax to lead to Group B with 11 points..
The eight group winners in Europes second-tier competition earn a direct place in the last 16 of the competition whereas finishing in second only gets a team a playoff against the clubs who drop into the Europa League as third-place finishers in Champions League groups..
