Europa League | Liverpool advances after win over LASK; Aubameyang scores hat-trick for Marseille

Liverpool, Leverkusen, West Ham, Brighton, Marseille, Atalanta, Roma, Sparta, Villarreal, PAOK, Plzen, Ballkani, Villa, Brugge, Bodo/Glimt advance to Europa League R16. Liverpool, Leverkusen, West Ham, Brighton, Marseille, Atalanta, Roma, Sparta, Villarreal, PAOK win groups. Plzen, Ballkani, Villa, Brugge, Bodo/Glimt in 2nd, need playoff for R16.

Liverpool advanced to the round of 16 of the Europa League with a game to spare after Luis Díaz and Cody Gakpo scored early to set the tone in a 4-0 victory over Austria's LASK.

Díaz headed in a cross from Joe Gomez for the opener in the 12th before Gakpo tapped in Mohamed Salah's pass three minutes later at Anfield. Salah made it 3-0 early in the second half in what was his 199th goal for the Reds. Gakpo added his second in stoppage time.

Liverpool is four points clear atop Group E with 12 points. Toulouse in second on eight after a 0-0 draw with Union Saint-Gilloise.

Leverkusen remained the only team with a perfect record after five games. Victor Boniface and substitute Patrik Schick contributed a goal apiece for a 2-0 victory at Hacken in Group H and a place in the round of 16.

Tomáš Soucek struck late again to help West Ham beat TSC Backa Topola 1-0 and advance to the knockout stage.

The midfielder met Maxwel Cornet's cross at the far post to volley home the winner in the 89th minute in Serbia.

Soucek, who has scored in five straight games, had snatched a 2-1 victory for West Ham against Burnley with a stoppage-time winner Saturday in the Premier League.