Galatasaray advance to Europa League last 16 as group winner

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Galatasaray were held to a goalless draw with Lazio on Thursday to advance to the UEFA Europa League last 16 as group E winner.

Neither team was able to break the deadlock during the 90 minutes at Lazio's home ground, the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

In another Group E match, Marseille beat Lokomotiv Moscow 1-0 with a goal from Arkadiusz Milik at the Stade de Marseille.

Galatasaray top Group E with 12 points, while Lazio are in second place with nine points.

Lazio moved to the Europa League playoff round while third-place Marseille qualified for the Europa Conference League knockout stage.

- Confirmed in the round of 16 (group winners)

Olympique Lyon, Monaco, Spartak Moscow, Eintracht Frankfurt, Galatasaray, FK Crvena zvezda, Bayer Leverkusen and West Ham United.

- Confirmed in knockout playoffs (group runners-up and Champions League third-place finishers)

Rangers, Real Sociedad, Napoli, Olympiacos, Lazio, Braga, Real Betis, Dinamo Zagreb, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig, Porto, Sevilla, Sheriff, Zenit, Atalanta.