Gattuso’s Milan crash out in Greece

SEVEN-TIME European champions AC Milan were eliminated after they were beaten 3-1 by Olympiakos.

Milan could afford to lose by a single goal in Greece but Konstantinos Fortounis scored a penalty with nine minutes to go to put pressure on coach Gennaro Gattuso.

Olympiakos, who were two goals up thanks to Pape Abou Cisse and a Cristian Zapata own goal before Zapata halved the deficit, join Real Betis in progressing from Group F following the Spanish side’s goalless draw with Dudelange.

Elsewhere, a brace from Wissam Ben Yedder (below) and Ever Banega’s penalty saw five-time champions Sevilla defeat 10-man Krasnodar 3-0 to clinch top spot in Group J.

Russian side Krasnodar progress as runners-up after Standard Liege could only manage a goalless draw against Akhisar Belediyespor in Turkey.

Group H winners Eintracht Frankfurt made it six wins by coming from behind to beat second-place Lazio 2-1 in Rome. Meanwhile, Malmo won 1-0 at 10-man Besiktas to take second spot in Group I and eliminate the Turkish club, with Belgian side Genk topping the group after beating Norwegian side Sarpsborg 4-0.

Rennes beat Astana to the runners-up slot in Group K with a 2-0 victory in France.

Czech club Slavia Prague were the other club to seal their place in Monday’s draw after they beat Zenit St Petersburg 2-0.

Also on Thursday, there were victories for Bayer Leverkusen, Bordeaux, Apollon Limassol, Jablonec and Spartak Trnava.