AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - DECEMBER 12: Nuno Taveres of SS Lazio in action during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 match between AFC Ajax and S.S. Lazio at Johan Cruijff Arena on December 12, 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Marco Rosi - SS Lazio/Getty Images)
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - DECEMBER 12: Nuno Taveres of SS Lazio in action during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 match between AFC Ajax and S.S. Lazio at Johan Cruijff Arena on December 12, 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Marco Rosi - SS Lazio/Getty Images)

Lazio are guaranteed a place in at least the Europa League play-offs as they are top of the table, while Roma boost their chances of getting into the top 24.

The Biancocelesti put in a dominant performance in Amsterdam to flatten Ajax 3-1 with goals from Loum Tchaouna, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and veteran Pedro.

It puts them on 16 points from six games in the Europa League, joint top with Athletic Club, but ahead on a superior goal difference of +11.

This guarantees them a place in the top 24 places, which is worth a spot in at least the play-offs, although the top eight is what allows teams to go directly into the Round of 16.

ROME, ITALY - DECEMBER 12: Mats Hummels of AS Roma battles for possession with Matheus of SC Braga during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 match between AS Roma and SC Braga at Stadio Olimpico on December 12, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)
ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 12: Mats Hummels of AS Roma battles for possession with Matheus of SC Braga during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 match between AS Roma and SC Braga at Stadio Olimpico on December 12, 2024 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Roma beat 10-man SC Braga 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico to bolster their position to 14th on nine points.

As things stand, it would still be enough to qualify the Giallorossi for a seeded spot in the play-offs draw.

The top eight go directly into the Round of 16, teams from 9-16 are seeded in the play-offs, facing a side from 17-24.

The sides from 25th place onwards are eliminated from Europe altogether when this phase concludes in January.

Europa League table after Match Day 6

Rank Teams Goal difference Points
1 Lazio 12 19
2 Athletic 8 19
3 Man Utd 7 18
4 Tottenham 8 17
5 Frankfurt 4 16
6 Lyon 8 15
7 Olympiacos 6 15
8 Rangers 6 14
9 Bodø/Glimt 3 14
10 Anderlecht 2 14
11 FCSB 1 14
12 Ajax 8 13
13 Real Sociedad 4 13
14 Galatasaray 3 13
15 Roma 4 12
16 Viktoria Plzeň 1 12
17 Ferencvárosi 0 12
18 Porto 2 11
19 AZ 0 11
20 Midtjylland 0 11
21 Union SG 0 11
22 PAOK 2 10
23 Twente -1 10
24 Fenerbahçe -2 10
25 Braga -3 10
26 Elfsborg -5 10
27 Hoffenheim -3 9
28 Beşiktaş -5 9
29 Maccabi Tel Aviv -9 6
30 Slavia Praha -4 5
31 Malmö -7 5
32 RFS -7 5
33 Ludogorets -7 4
34 Dynamo Kyiv -13 4
35 Nice -9 3
36 Qarabağ -14 3
 
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2 thought on “Europa League table: Lazio still leaders, Roma revitalised”
  1. If Lazio could win Europa League 2025, then they’d be officially bigger & more successful than their younger sibling, Roma.

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