We were treated to our first Europa League Phase conclusion, and it certainly did not disappoint.

Almost every club had something to play for, with both the knockout qualification spots and many of the Top 8 byes still in play.

We cover each match, its effect on the table, and take you through the drama of the final moments which decided who made the knockout rounds and who was left out in the cold.

Then we take a look ahead to the bracket, take a dip in David's coefficient corner, and speculate whether Americans like this new UCL/UEL/UECL format more than Europeans.

Cheers to Joseph Oosting!

Our first Europa League match-day of the year!

The week kicked off in dramatic fashion around Istanbul - Kyiv stunning Galatasaray on Tuesday with a comeback draw for their first point of the campaign, then Besiktas taking it to Athletic Club on Wednesday in Ole Gunnar Solskjær's first game in charge.

Thursday featured a slate of big clubs going head-to-head, where Sociedad, Roma, Fenerbahce failed to show up, pushing them dangerously close to missing out on qualification.

Elsewhere, Tottenham and Hoffenheim remain maddeningly inconsistent, and RFS pulls off their first ever Europa League win against the mighty Ajax.

We also turn to January 30's games - the final match-day of the inaugural League Phase - and discuss all the important fixtures and table scenarios.

Cheers Dino Toppmöller!

Our winter break is over, and that means we're diving head first back into the Europa League.

We cover the upcoming Matchday 7 fixtures and qualification scenarios, plus share updates on each of the 36 participants since we last encountered them in December.

A surprise cheers to Oleksandr Shovkovskiy!