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Europa League: Real Sociedad and Young Boys squeeze into last 32
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Tottenham Hotspur's Brazilian striker Carlos Vinicius (C) thumbs up to celebrate after scoring the team's first goal against Royal Antwerp during the Europa League group match in London, England, December 10, 2020. /CFP

Tottenham Hotspur's Brazilian striker Carlos Vinicius (C) thumbs up to celebrate after scoring the team's first goal against Royal Antwerp during the Europa League group match in London, England, December 10, 2020. /CFP

Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Royal Antwerp

Tottenham Hotspur had already guaranteed progress and their second-half goals by Carlos Vinicius and Giovanni Lo Celso earned a 2-0 win over Royal Antwerp as they leapfrogged the Belgians who had also qualified from Group J at the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Europa League on Thursday. 

The victory enabled Spurs to seal top spot in their group but their Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho conceded that he is unable to keep all of his players happy with England forward Dele Alli not getting any minutes in their Europa League win on Thursday.

"How can I keep them all happy? I don't think they're all happy at all, that's the nature of football, I can no make miracles," Mourinho said.

Arsenal's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny (L) celebrates with teammate Eddie Nketiah after scoring his side's second goal against Dundalk during the Europa League group match in Dublin, Ireland, December 10, 2020. /CFP

Arsenal's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny (L) celebrates with teammate Eddie Nketiah after scoring his side's second goal against Dundalk during the Europa League group match in Dublin, Ireland, December 10, 2020. /CFP

Arsenal 4-2 Dundalk

Arsenal maintained their perfect record in this season's Europa League as goals from Eddie Nketiah, Mohamed Elneny, Joe Willock and Folarin Balogun sealed a 4-2 win at Irish club Dundalk in their final Group B match on Thursday.

Much-changed Arsenal, who rested several senior players having already qualified for the last 32, went ahead in the 12th minute when Nketiah chipped the ball over Dundalk goalkeeper Gary Rogers for his fifth goal in all competitions this season.

"The group stage in general is really positive. It's never easy to win six games in Europe. We've been really consistent and performing well," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said.

AC Milan's Norwegian midfielder Jens Petter Hauge (L) and Sparta Praha's Czech midfielder Michal Sacek vie for the ball during the Europa League group match in Prague, the Czech Republic, December 10, 2020. /CFP

AC Milan's Norwegian midfielder Jens Petter Hauge (L) and Sparta Praha's Czech midfielder Michal Sacek vie for the ball during the Europa League group match in Prague, the Czech Republic, December 10, 2020. /CFP

AC Milan 1-0 Sparta Prague

A second-string AC Milan side clinched top spot in Europa League Group H after a first-half goal from Norwegian forward Jens Petter Hauge gave them a 1-0 win at 10-man Sparta Prague on Thursday.

Hauge netted the winner after a fine solo run in the 23rd minute, beating two defenders with neat footwork before he steered the ball into the far corner with a crisp low shot.

Napoli's players are under the inscription of the name of Diego Maradona at the stadium, which is now officially the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy, December 10, 2020. /CFP

Napoli's players are under the inscription of the name of Diego Maradona at the stadium, which is now officially the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy, December 10, 2020. /CFP

Napoli 1-1 Read Sociedad

Real Sociedad's Willian Jose snatched a stoppage-time equalizer to secure a 1-1 draw with Napoli on Thursday at the newly renamed stadium in honor of Diego Maradona.

Last week, the city council of Naples, in southern Italy, confirmed the renaming of the Stadio San Paolo as the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in honor of the late Argentine legend, who played for Napoli from 1984 to 1991 and lifted the club to their Serie A titles.

Players and officials observe a minute of silence in memory of Paolo Rossi prior to the kick-off of a Europa League group match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, December 10, 2020. /CFP

Players and officials observe a minute of silence in memory of Paolo Rossi prior to the kick-off of a Europa League group match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, December 10, 2020. /CFP

Prior to the group matches, players observed a minute of silence in memory of late Italian football legend Paolo Rossi who recently passed away, aged 64, on Thursday.

Europa League round of 32 line-up:

AC Milan (Italy)

Ajax (Netherlands)

Antwerp (Belgium)

Arsenal (England)

Benfica (Portugal)

Braga (Portugal)

Club Brugge (Belgium)

Crvena zvezda (Serbia)

Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)

Granada (Spain)

Hoffenheim (Germany)

Krasnodar (Russia)

Leicester City (England)

Leverkusen (Germany)

LOSC Lille (France)

Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel)

Manchester United (England)

Molde (Norway)

Napoli (Italy)

Olympiacos (Greece)

PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)

Rangers (Scotland)

Real Sociedad (Spain)

Roma (Italy)

Salzburg (Austria)

Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

Slavia Praha (Czech Republic)

Tottenham (England)

Villarreal (Spain)

Wolfsberg (Austria)

Young Boys (Switzerland)

(With input from Reuters)

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