Who could join Aston Villa in the Europa League Round of 16?

The teams finishing ninth to 24th will compete in two-legged knockout ties in February, with two British teams possibly taking part.

Forest lost 1-0 to Braga in Portugal, a result that practically confirms that coach Sean Dyche’s team will qualify for the qualifiers.

Mathematically, Forest, in 16th, can still finish eighth, but they would need to beat Hungarian side Ferencvaros at the City Ground and hope the eight teams immediately above them drop points.

However, Forest will still be keen on victory next Thursday, as the teams in ninth to 16th play the second leg of their knockout qualifiers at home.

Celtic were 2-0 ahead of Bologna, but with ten men, before the Italians fought back to a 2-2 draw. However, the point left Martin O’Neill’s side with eight points and in 24th place, last of the play-off places.

They will secure a top 24 spot if they beat Dutch club Utrecht at home, but are likely to exit if they drop points.

“We gave ourselves a chance – that’s it, a chance – to qualify and from that point of view, I’m happy,” O’Neill said.

Rangers achieved their first victory in the league stage by defeating Bulgarian Ludogorets 1-0, but were eliminated from the tournament after obtaining only one point from the first six matches.

Danny Ruhl’s side are in 31st place and next go to Portugal to face a Porto side aiming to finish in the top eight.

Rangers is one of six teams that did not make it to the qualifiers, along with Sturm Graz, Nice, Utrecht, Malmo and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

But each of the 18 matches on the final day has something going for it.