After an exclusive week for the second European competition, the first day of the Europa League ended last night. 18 matches played between Wednesday and Thursday mark the start of a competition in which there will be no shortage of surprises.
There are still seven days left until the end of the first phase, but the classification has already begun to determine the future of the teams. Among them is Real, who could only take one point from their visit to Nice. This result leaves the Basque team in sixteenth position in the standings, tied with other clubs: Plzen, Frankfurt, Hoffenheim, Twente, Athletic, Manchester United, Roma, Nice and Midtjylland.
The season has just begun, but Real is currently between ninth and twenty-fourth position, so, if they finish in that position, the txuri urdin team would have to play the preliminary knockout round to advance to the round of 16 .
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