Spanish La Liga side Real Sociedad on Thursday evening and Drew 1-1 with Napoli in Italy to secure qualification into the next round of the UEFA Europa League.

Sociedad needed to better AZ Alkmaar results in Rijeka in Croatia to secure qualification, but the Spaniards going into the game are on a five-game draw streak.

Before the game, Real Sociedad sat in second place, just one point above the Dutch side AZ who were the visitors in Croatia.

Napoli took the lead through Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski in the first half, but Real Sociedad equalized through Brazilian, William Jose.

The result was ultimately inconsequential after AZ lost to Rijeka in Croatia 2-1. Real Sociedad finished the group with 9 points in second place, two points behind Napoli, who leads the group with 11 points, while AZ Alkmaar finished third with 8 points.

Fellow La Liga side Granada secured a 0-0 draw in Greece against PAOK, although the team had already qualified for the next round with 10 points before the game. Granada finished second behind PSV.

Teams that have qualified for the next round of the Europa League include Roma of Italy, Young Boys of Switzerland, Arsenal of England, Molde of Norway, PSV of the Netherlands.

Bayer Leverkusen, Rangers, Benfica, Slavia Prague, Leicester City, Braga, AC Milan, Lille, Real Sociedad, Napoli.

Villarreal, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Tottenham, Royal Antwerp, Dinamo Zagreb, Wolfsberger, Hoffeinham and Crvena Zvezda.

Teams that joined the competition from the UEFA Champions League include Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester United, Dynamo Kyiv, Olympiacos, Krasnodar and Red Bull Salzburg, Club Brugge and Ajax.

There will be new winners for the UEFA Europa League this season after Sevilla qualified for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League, meaning that they would not be participating in the Europa League this season. The final of the competition for the season will be played in Poland at the Gdansk Stadium.

Written by: Daniel Ademiju Idowu