Juventus, led by Luciano Spalletti, found themselves at the top of the UEFA Europa League group stage table, with a score of six points. The result was confirmed thanks to the last moment of success on the Celta Vigo pitch, which allowed the Bianconeri to reach the top together with ten other teams who accumulated the same score. These include Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Besiktas, Bournemouth, Omonia, Ferencvaros, Lyon, Sunderland and Olympiakos.
Despite the parity of points, Juventus stands out for its goal difference, which is higher than that of the other teams with six points. Furthermore, they scored one goal more than Bayer Leverkusen, who share the score. This superiority in goal difference gives the Bianconeri an advantage in the standings, allowing them to occupy first position.
Below the ten teams with six points are Sparta Prague, Union Saint-Gilloise, Rennes and Dinamo Zagreb with four points each. Crystal Palace, Milan, Jagiellonia, OFI Crete, Torreense, AZ Alkmaar, Salzburg and Real Sociedad collected three points. The Union of Lillestrom, Levski Sofia, Happoel Beer Sheva, Sturm Graz, NEC, Celta Vigo, Anderlecht, Hoffenheim, Viktoria Plzen, Olympique Marseille, Celtic Glasgow, Ararat-Armenia, Celje and Lech Poznan have not yet obtained points in the current stage.
With the ranking thus defined, Juventus will have a strategic advantage in the next group matches, while the other teams with full points will have to try to improve their goal difference to emerge at the top. The Europa League qualifying phase continues with matches that will determine the final teams that will access the subsequent stages of the tournament.