The Europa League league phase's final match-day as come and gone, and the knockouts are finally set!

We take you through the play-by-play of how all the drama unfolded, including how Lyon and Aston Villa claimed top seeding in the knockouts, how Roma secured the final bye to the Round of 16 despite an early red card in Athens, and Brann clung to the final knockout spot thanks to Young Boys' conceding a devastatingly late equalizer in Stuttgart.

Then we move on to our title power rankings. Which clubs are in the top tier of likeliest tournament winners? Who's on the outside looking in? And what underdogs could pull shocks as the rounds progress?

We close with a look-ahead to the first knockout round, which features some elite matchups (looking at you Forest-Fenerbahce) and a whole bunch of tossups, and of course a healthy dollop of David's Coefficient Corner.

Cheers Per-Mathias Høgmo!

The Europa League is finally back, and we're covering all of the best Match-Day 7 action!

Big boys fell across the continent Thursday, including Roma and Celta Vigo besting Stuttgart and Lille, and Nottingham Forest and Real Betis putting up stinkers on the road.

Elsewhere, Lyon and Villa become the first clubs to seal top 8 and qualify for the Round of 16, Celtic embarks on their second resurgence under Martin O'Neill this season, Brann and Midtjylland gift us a six-goal thriller mired in VAR decisions, and Nice FINALLY WINS A EUROPA LEAGUE MATCH! What a time.

We break down the day's best action, check in on the favorites, and work through the table and Match-Day 8 fixtures – all 18 of which will have an impact on the final standings and qualification.

Finally, we take a look at last week's Conference League knockout draw, including a tasty matchup between Fiorentina and Jagiellonia, and give some love to our Any Given Thursday alumni making some waves in the Champions League – Qarabag, Bodø, Pafos, and Olympiacos.

Cheers Martin O'Neill!

We're back from winter holidays to talk about the wild coaching carousel January has brought us – particularly in the UK.

Our main story is Chelsea, who parted with Enzo Maresca and replaced him with Strasbourg's Liam Rosenior. But was he ever really Strasbourg's? We discuss Chelsea's treatment of the proud French club as a minor league feeder team and why UEFA refuses to enforce its own rules. We also speculate on Rosenior's success at the Bridge. Can he make it longer than Maresca? Is he too corny to relate to players?

Next, we address other Any Given Thursday alumni struggling for direction in Britain – Manchester United is out a manager yet again, and we spend some time admonishing their business practices, as well as Spurs' and West Ham's. Are these badly-run clubs making the Premier League less watchable?

We then turn to Glasgow, where Celtic cut ties with Wilfried Nancy after a catastrophic 33 days in charge. We debate what went wrong for Nancy, where Celtic go from here, and why clubs continue to make the same mistakes in their coaching hires.

Finally, we move to the continent, where we comment on floundering Mainz welcoming new manager Urs Fischer to the fold. Can he save them from the German Conference League curse and relegation?

All that and a bit of transfer business from Italy and Portugal.

Cheers to Ron Jans!