Real Betis to host Rangers in Europa League group stage final round

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Spain's Real Betis will meet Scotland's Rangers on Thursday in their final group-stage clash of the UEFA Europa League.

Both clubs can seal qualification as group winners and move directly to the last 16, but they are also in danger of early Europa League exit.

Following five weeks, Real Betis are top of Group C with nine points, one point ahead of second-place Rangers.

Czech team Sparta Praha are third, collecting seven points and Greek Cypriot club Aris Limassol, who were already eliminated from all European competitions are bottom of the group with four points.

The matchday 6 clash will kick off at 2000 GMT at Seville's Estadio Benito Villamarin. Srdjan Jovanovic from Serbia will referee the match.

In another Group C game, Aris Limassol will host Sparta Praha at Limassol Stadium, with the game starting at 2000 GMT.

The eight group winners will automatically advance to the last 16, while the group runners-up will play a knockout round playoff with eight third-placed sides in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the rest eight tickets.

The 2023/24 UEFA Europa League season will end at Dublin Arena in the Republic of Ireland on May 22, 2024.

With a capacity in excess of 50,000, Dublin Arena is the home of the Irish national team.

The stadium will host the first Europa League final since 2011, an all-Portuguese final in which Porto beat Braga 1-0.

- Week 6 Fixtures
Group A: West Ham vs Freiburg, Olympiacos vs Backa Topola
Group B: Ajax vs AEK Athens, Brighton vs Olympique Marseille
Group C: Real Betis vs Rangers, Aris Limassol vs Sparta Praha
Group D: Sporting CP vs Sturm Graz , Rakow Czestochowa vs Atalanta
Group E: Union SG vs Liverpool, LASK vs Toulouse
Group F: Rennes vs Villarreal, Panathinaikos vs Maccabi Haifa
Group G: Roma vs Sheriff Tiraspol, Slavia Praha vs Servette
Group H: Leverkusen vs Molde, Qarabag vs Hacken