<p>Inter Milan and Bayer Leverkusen cruised into the Europa League knockout stage with emphatic wins on Thursday but holders Atletico Madrid and former winners Liverpool suffered surprise defeats. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Russia's Rubin Kazan, Olympique Lyon, Hanover 96 and Metalist Kharkiv joined Bayer and treble UEFA Cup winners Inter in sealing their progress to the last 32 with two games to spare. <br /><br />Atletico Madrid's 16-match unbeaten run came to an end at Portugal's Academica, 2-0 winners thanks to a brace from Wilson Eduardo, while Ivorian striker Lacina Traore fired Russia's Anzhi Makhachkala to a 1-0 win over Liverpool. <br /><br />Napoli striker Edinson Cavani scored four goals as the 1989 winners beat Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4-2 and stay in the hunt. <br /><br />Results: Group A: Udinese lt to Old Boys 2-3; Anzhi Makhachkala bt Liverpool 1-0. Group B: Academica bt Atletico Madrid 2-0; Viktoria Plzen bt Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-0. Group C: Fenerbahce bt AEL Limassol 2-0; Olympique Marseille drew with Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-2. Group D: Club Bruges drew with Newcastle United 2-2; Girondins Bordeaux bt Maritimo 1-0. Group E: FC Copenhagen lt to VfB Stuttgart 0-2; Molde lt to Steaua Bucharest 1-2. Group F: AIK Stockholm bt PSV Eindhoven 1-0; Napoli bt Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4-2. Group G: Basel bt Fehervar 1-0; Sporting drew with Racing Genk 1-1. Group H: Partizan Belgrade lt to Inter Milan 1-3; Neftchi Baku lt to Rubin Kazan 0-1. Group I: Athletic Bilbao lt to Olympique Lyon 2-3; Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona drew with Sparta Prague 1- 1. Group J: Lazio bt Panathinaikos 3-0; Tottenham Hotspur bt Maribor 3-1. Group K: Bayer Leverkusen bt Rapid Vienna 3-0; Metalist Kharkiv bt Rosenborg Trondheim 3-1.<br /><br />Group L: Twente Enschede drew with Levante 0-0; Hanover 96 bt Helsingborg 3-2.</p>
<p>Inter Milan and Bayer Leverkusen cruised into the Europa League knockout stage with emphatic wins on Thursday but holders Atletico Madrid and former winners Liverpool suffered surprise defeats. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Russia's Rubin Kazan, Olympique Lyon, Hanover 96 and Metalist Kharkiv joined Bayer and treble UEFA Cup winners Inter in sealing their progress to the last 32 with two games to spare. <br /><br />Atletico Madrid's 16-match unbeaten run came to an end at Portugal's Academica, 2-0 winners thanks to a brace from Wilson Eduardo, while Ivorian striker Lacina Traore fired Russia's Anzhi Makhachkala to a 1-0 win over Liverpool. <br /><br />Napoli striker Edinson Cavani scored four goals as the 1989 winners beat Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4-2 and stay in the hunt. <br /><br />Results: Group A: Udinese lt to Old Boys 2-3; Anzhi Makhachkala bt Liverpool 1-0. Group B: Academica bt Atletico Madrid 2-0; Viktoria Plzen bt Hapoel Tel Aviv 4-0. Group C: Fenerbahce bt AEL Limassol 2-0; Olympique Marseille drew with Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-2. Group D: Club Bruges drew with Newcastle United 2-2; Girondins Bordeaux bt Maritimo 1-0. Group E: FC Copenhagen lt to VfB Stuttgart 0-2; Molde lt to Steaua Bucharest 1-2. Group F: AIK Stockholm bt PSV Eindhoven 1-0; Napoli bt Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4-2. Group G: Basel bt Fehervar 1-0; Sporting drew with Racing Genk 1-1. Group H: Partizan Belgrade lt to Inter Milan 1-3; Neftchi Baku lt to Rubin Kazan 0-1. Group I: Athletic Bilbao lt to Olympique Lyon 2-3; Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona drew with Sparta Prague 1- 1. Group J: Lazio bt Panathinaikos 3-0; Tottenham Hotspur bt Maribor 3-1. Group K: Bayer Leverkusen bt Rapid Vienna 3-0; Metalist Kharkiv bt Rosenborg Trondheim 3-1.<br /><br />Group L: Twente Enschede drew with Levante 0-0; Hanover 96 bt Helsingborg 3-2.</p>
