Lazio is top of the Europa League with 16 points from Athletic Bilbao after their 3-1 win over Ajax.
Anderlecht finished third after a 2-1 win over Slavia Prague, Lyon took fourth place after beating Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 and PAOK played in Thessaloniki after beating Ferencvaros 5-0. It added to the hope of advancing to the playoffs.
The top eight teams will advance directly to the round of 16, while teams ranked 9th through 24th will advance to the second round of the playoffs.
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Pisayo Dele-Bashiru and veteran Pedro scored for Lazio, while substitute Sergio Peña equalized in added time as Malmo beat unbeaten Galatasaray 2-2. The Turkish club occupies 6th place in the rankings.
Roma showed signs of improvement with a second successive win after a 3-0 win over Braga and a 4-1 slump against Lecce in Serie A, their first win under new coach Claudio Ranieri.
Braga goalkeeper Matheus received a red card in the 68th minute with the team trailing 2-0.
