Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham United advance to Europa League last 16

Moussa Diaby of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrates after scoring his team’s third goal with teammates during the UEFA Europa League group G match between Bayer Leverkusen and Celtic FC at BayArena on November 25, 2021 in Leverkusen, Germany.

Bayer Leverkusen and West Ham United sealed UEFA Europa League last-16 berths after winning their group matches Thursday. 

West Ham United shutout Rapid Wien 2-0 on goals by Andriy Yarmolenko and Mark Noble at Vienna’s Weststadion to increase their points to 13 in Group H.

In a Group G match, French winger Moussa Diaby hit a late winner as Bayer Leverkusen punched their Europa League last 16 ticket with a dramatic 3-2 win against Celtic at BayArena.

Collecting 13 points, Leverkusen are three points ahead of Real Betis.

Also, Real Betis, along with Galatasaray, Lazio are guaranteed a playoff spot in the Europa League.

Group E

Galatasaray – Olympique Marseille: 4-2

Lokomotiv Moscow – Lazio : 0-3  

Group F

FK Crvena zvezda – Ludogorets: 1-0

Midtjylland – Braga: 3-2  

Group G

Bayer Leverkusen – Celtic: 3-2

Real Betis – Ferencvaros : 2-0 

Group H

Rapid Wien – West Ham United: 0-2

Dinamo Zagreb – Genk: 1-1