Liverpool, Tottenham and Schalke, all former winners of the UEFA Cup, advanced to the Europa League round of 32.
Liverpool joined Coach Jürgen Klopp’s former club, Borussia Dortmund, in the knockout stages by beating visiting Bordeaux, 2-1, in Group B.
Tottenham’s reward for making the 5,000-mile round trip to Azerbaijan was a 78th-minute goal from Harry Kane to beat Qarabag by 1-0.
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting’s goal in the 86th minute gave Schalke a 1-0 victory over visiting Apoel, and Athletic Bilbao also advanced, winning by 3-2 at Augsburg.
Eleven teams in all reached the knockout stages on Thursday.