( CNN ) -- English club Liverpool qualified for the knockout stages of Europe 's second-tier Europa League on Thursday along with Paris St. Germain , Besiktas and Dynamo Kiev . Liverpool continued their minor revival since the arrival of new American owners , but allowed second-placed Steaua Bucharest to come from behind and earn a 1-1 draw . Serbia international Milan Jovanovic headed in a 19th-minute cross from Dutch winger Ryan Babel , but Spanish goalkeeper Jose Reina allowed the home side to level with half an hour to play as he failed to keep out a header by Eder Bonfim . That kept Roy Hodgson 's team three points clear ahead of the final Group K match at home to Utrecht on December 15 . The Dutch club are five points behind their upcoming opponents following a 3-3 draw at home to Napoli -- who have also drawn four of their five matches . Balotelli double helps Manchester City qualify . Edinson Cavani scored a hat-trick to help the Italian club come from 3-1 down and end their hosts ' hopes of progressing , while the Serie A outfit can through to the last 32 by winning at home to the Romanians next month . Paris St. Germain qualified with a 4-2 victory over Sevilla that lifted the French side two points clear of the second-placed Spaniards in Group J. Mathieu Bodmer and Guillaume Hoarau scored from two early corners by Nene before the Brazilian midfielder made it 3-0 , then Mali striker Fredi Kanoute netted a double for the visitors . Hoarau 's second goal just after halftime left Sevilla needing a point from their final game at home to Borussia Dortmund to progress . The Germans kept their hopes alive with a 3-0 win at home to pointless Ukrainian side Karpaty Lviv . In Group L , Turkish side Besiktas went through with a 2-1 win at Bulgaria 's CSKA Sofia . Portugal 's Porto , who had already qualified , ensured top spot with a 3-1 win at Rapid Vienna , as Colombian striker Falcao scored a hat-trick to move top of the goal charts with seven . Russian club CSKA confirmed top spot in Group F , winning 5-1 at home to bottom Swiss club Lausanne for a fifth straight win . Czech side Sparta Prague will go through in second after drawing 2-2 at Palermo , with the Italian side having two players sent off . In Group D , Spanish side Villarreal moved into top spot with a 3-0 win at home to Dinamo Zagreb , with Italian striker Giuseppe Rossi scoring twice including a first-half opener from the penalty spot . The Croatians had Igor Biscan sent off in the 87th minute for handball , but Marcos Senna missed the subsequent spot-kick . Previous leaders PAOK Salonika are a point behind Villarreal , and two above next month 's opponents Zagreb , following a 1-1 draw with Club Bruges . The Greeks led through Adelino Vieirinha 's 25th-minute effort , but gave the bottom-placed Belgians a point through Stefan Scepovic 's late equalizer . In Group E , Ukraine 's Dynamo Kiev booked a last-32 berth with a 4-1 win at previously unbeaten BATE Borisov of Belarus , leaving both teams on 10 points . Dutch side AZ Alkmaar and FC Sheriff were eliminated after a 1-1 draw in Moldova left both teams with four points .
Liverpool reach last 32 of Europa League with a game to spare after draw in Romania . Romania St. Germain qualify from Group J with a 4 -2 victory over Spain 's Europe . Besiktas side Besiktas go through from Group L with a 2 -1 win at Romania . In Group E , Dynamo Kiev booked berth with 2 -1 win at previous leaders BATE Borisov .