2025–26 UEFA Europa League
55th season of the UEFA club football tournament
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The 2025–26 UEFA Europa League was the 55th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 17th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. This was the second season played under a new format, which replaced the 32-team group stage with a 36-team league phase.
10 July – 28 August 2025
Competition proper:
24 September 2025 – 20 May 2026
Total: 45+32 (from 41 associations)
Aston Villa (1st title)
SC FreiburgBeşiktaş Stadium in Istanbul hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying: 10 July – 28 August 2025 Competition proper: 24 September 2025 – 20 May 2026 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 25+11 Total: 45+32 (from 41 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Aston Villa (1st title) |
| Runners-up | SC Freiburg |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 189 |
| Goals scored | 512 (2.71 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,954,145 (26,212 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) Petar Stanić (Ludogorets Razgrad) 7 goals each |
| Best player | Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)[1] |
| Best young player | Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg)[2] |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The final was played on 20 May 2026 at Beşiktaş Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, with Aston Villa being crowned champions for the first time after defeating SC Freiburg 3–0 in the final.[3]
As the reigning champions, Tottenham Hotspur automatically qualified for the Champions League league phase, and were unable to defend their title as the new format did not allow clubs to transfer from the Champions League into the Europa League from the league phase onwards.
Association team allocation
A total of 77 teams from 41 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League. Among them, 32 associations had teams directly qualifying for the Europa League, while for the other 23 associations that did not have any teams directly qualifying, 9 of them had teams playing after being transferred from the Champions League. The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[4]
- The title holders of the UEFA Conference League were given an entry in the Europa League (if they did not qualify for the Champions League or Europa League via league position).
- Associations 1–12 each had two teams.
- Associations 13–33 (except Russia[Note RUS]) each had one team.
- 32 teams eliminated from the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round were transferred to the Europa League.
Association ranking
For the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2024 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2019–20 to 2023–24.[5]
Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:
- (UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
- (CON) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Conference League
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Distribution
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| First qualifying round (16 teams) |
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| Second qualifying round (16 teams) |
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| Third qualifying round (26 teams) |
Champions Path (12 teams) |
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| League Path (14 teams) |
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| Play-off round (24 teams) |
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| League phase (36 teams) |
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| Knockout phase play-offs (16 teams) |
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| Round of 16 (16 teams) |
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The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list were made:
- The cup winners of association 16 (Denmark) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.
As the Conference League title holders (Chelsea) qualified for the Champions League league phase via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list were made:
- Dinamo Zagreb, as the club with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the qualifying phase or play-off round, entered the league phase instead of the first qualifying round.
- The cup winners of association 34 (Finland) entered the first qualifying round, instead of the Conference League second qualifying round.
Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- CON: Conference League title holders
- CW: Cup winners
- 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
- RL: Winners of the regular league phase
- CL: Transferred from the Champions League
- CH/LP PO: Losers from the play-off round (Champions/League Path)
- CH/LP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/League Path)
- CH/LP Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round (Champions/League Path)
The third qualifying round was divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).
Notes
- ^ England (ENG): Initially, Crystal Palace qualified for the Europa League as the winners of the 2024–25 FA Cup. However, UEFA ruled[6] that Crystal Palace and Lyon were both part of a group owned by the same company prior to 1 March, and as such could not compete in the same competition under UEFA rules so their place in the Europa League was awarded to Nottingham Forest under a swap of European rights. Palace's appeal was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 11 August, resulting in Forest's Europa League place being confirmed.[7] Forest had previously gained entry to the Conference League based on their 2024–25 Premier League position, in lieu of 2024–25 EFL Cup winners Newcastle United, who qualified for the Champions League via league position.[8]
- ^ Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[10]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[11] Matches were scheduled for Thursdays, apart from the final, which took place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally could take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts. One exclusive week was held where both Wednesday and Thursdays were matchdays, on 24 and 25 September.[12]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 17 June 2025 | 10 July 2025 | 17 July 2025 |
| Second qualifying round | 18 June 2025 | 24 July 2025 | 31 July 2025 | |
| Third qualifying round | 21 July 2025 | 7 August 2025 | 14 August 2025 | |
| Play-offs | Play-off round | 4 August 2025 | 21 August 2025 | 28 August 2025 |
| League phase | Matchday 1 | 29 August 2025 | 24–25 September 2025 | |
| Matchday 2 | 2 October 2025 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 23 October 2025 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 6 November 2025 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 27 November 2025 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 11 December 2025 | |||
| Matchday 7 | 22 January 2026 | |||
| Matchday 8 | 29 January 2026 | |||
| Knockout phase | Knockout round play-offs | 30 January 2026 | 19 February 2026 | 26 February 2026 |
| Round of 16 | 27 February 2026 | 12 March 2026 | 19 March 2026 | |
| Quarter-finals | N/a | 9 April 2026 | 16 April 2026 | |
| Semi-finals | 30 April 2026 | 7 May 2026 | ||
| Final | 20 May 2026 at Beşiktaş Stadium, Istanbul | |||
Qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 17 June 2025. The first legs were played on 10 July, and the second legs were played on 17 July 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the second qualifying round. The losers were transferred to the Conference League Main Path second qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shakhtar Donetsk  | 6–0 |  Ilves | 6–0 | 0–0 |
Sheriff Tiraspol  | 5–2 |  Prishtina | 4–0 | 1–2 |
Spartak Trnava  | 2–3 |  BK Häcken | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Sabah  | 5–6 |  Celje | 2–3 | 3–3 (a.e.t.) |
Legia Warsaw  | 2–0 |  Aktobe | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Levski Sofia  | 1–1 (3–1 p) |  Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 0–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
AEK Larnaca  | 2–2 (6–5 p) |  Partizan | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Paks  | 0–3 |  CFR Cluj | 0–0 | 0–3 |
Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 18 June 2025. The first legs were played on 24 July and the second legs were played on 31 July 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the Main Path third qualifying round. The losers were transferred to the Conference League Main Path third qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Lugano  | 0–1 | CFR Cluj | 0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Celje | 2–3 | AEK Larnaca | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Levski Sofia | 0–1 |  Braga | 0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
Baník Ostrava  | 3–4 | Legia Warsaw | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Anderlecht  | 2–2 (2–4 p) | BK Häcken | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2–7 |  Utrecht | 1–3 | 1–4 |
Midtjylland  | 3–2 |  Hibernian | 1–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Beşiktaş  | 2–6 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–4 | 0–2 |
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 July 2025. The first legs were played on 5, 6 and 7 August, and the second legs were played on 12 and 14 August 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The losers were transferred to the Conference League play-off round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Champions Path | ||||
Lincoln Red Imps  | 1–1 (6–5 p) |  Noah | 1–1 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Rijeka  | 4–3 |  Shelbourne | 1–2 | 3–1 |
RFS  | 1–3 | KuPS | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Hamrun Spartans  | 2–5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–2 | 1–3 |
Zrinjski Mostar  | 3–2 |  Breiðablik | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| FCSB | 6–3 | Drita | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Main Path | ||||
| AEK Larnaca | 5–3 | Legia Warsaw | 4–1 | 1–2 |
Fredrikstad  | 1–5 | Midtjylland | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| CFR Cluj | 1–4 | Braga | 1–2 | 0–2 |
PAOK  | 1–0 |  Wolfsberger AC | 0–0 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Servette | 2–5 | Utrecht | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| BK Häcken | 1–2 | Brann | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Panathinaikos | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2025. The first legs were played on 21 August, and the second legs were played on 27 and 28 August 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the league phase. The losers were transferred to the Conference League league phase.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 3–1 | 0–1 |
Shkëndija  | 3–5 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–1 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2–4 | Young Boys | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Malmö FF | 5–0 | Sigma Olomouc | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Panathinaikos | 2–1 | Samsunspor | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Aberdeen | 2–5 | FCSB | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Lech Poznań | 3–6 | Genk | 1–5 | 2–1 |
| Midtjylland | 6–0 | KuPS | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Lincoln Red Imps | 1–9 | Braga | 0–4 | 1–5 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 0–2 | Utrecht | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Brann | 6–1 | AEK Larnaca | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Rijeka | 1–5 | PAOK | 1–0 | 0–5 |
League phase
The league phase draw for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League took place on 29 August 2025. The 36 teams were divided into four pots of nine teams each, based on their UEFA club coefficient.
The draw ceremony was held along with the league phase draw for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League, as a change from the previous season. When the 36 teams were manually drawn one at a time, the draw was entirely computer generated with all 36 teams' opponents and home/away locations drawn at once, but revealed pot by pot.[13] Each team faced two opponents from each of the four pots, one at home and one away. Teams could not face opponents from their own association, and could only be drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same association.[14][15]
Aston Villa, Bologna, Brann, Go Ahead Eagles and Nottingham Forest made their debut appearances since the introduction of the group stage (although Aston Villa and Brann had previously appeared in the UEFA Cup group stage). Go Ahead Eagles and Nottingham Forest made their debut appearances in a major UEFA competition group or league phase.
A total of 23 national associations were represented in the league phase.
Table
The top eight ranked teams received a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th contested the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th were eliminated from European competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Lyon |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 21 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 2 | Aston Villa |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 21 | |
| 3 | Midtjylland |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 19 | |
| 4 |  Real Betis |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 17[a] | |
| 5 | Porto |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 17[a] | |
| 6 | Braga |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 17 | |
| 7 | SC Freiburg |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 17 | |
| 8 |  Roma |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 16 | |
| 9 | Genk |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 10 | Bologna |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 | |
| 12 | Ferencváros |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 14 | |
| 14 | Viktoria Plzeň |
8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 14 | |
| 15 | Red Star Belgrade |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 14 | |
| 16 | Celta Vigo |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 | |
| 17 | PAOK |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 18 | Lille |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 | |
| 19 | Fenerbahçe |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | |
| 20 | Panathinaikos |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 12 | |
| 21 | Celtic |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 11 | |
| 22 | Ludogorets Razgrad |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 10 | |
| 23 | Dinamo Zagreb |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 10 | |
| 24 | Brann |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | |
| 25 | Young Boys |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 9 | |
| 26 | Sturm Graz |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | |
| 27 | FCSB |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 7 | |
| 28 | Go Ahead Eagles |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 7 | |
| 29 | Feyenoord |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 | |
| 30 | Basel |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | |
| 31 | Red Bull Salzburg |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | |
| 32 | Rangers |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | |
| 33 | Nice |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | |
| 34 | Utrecht |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 1 | |
| 35 | Malmö FF |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 | |
| 36 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 |
- Away goals scored: Real Betis 5, Porto 3.
Results
Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The bracket structure for the knockout phase was partially fixed in advance using seeding, with teams' positions in the bracket determined by the final standings in the league phase. In the knockout phase, there was no country protection, with teams from the same association able to face each other in any round. Teams could also face opponents they played during the league phase.
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:[4]
- In the draw for the knockout phase play-offs, the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 9–16 were seeded, and the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 17–24 were unseeded. The draw was split into four sections based on the predetermined bracket, with the seeded teams in each section drawn against one of their two possible unseeded opponents. The seeded teams hosted the second leg.
- In the draw for the round of 16, the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 1–8 were seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout phase play-offs were unseeded. Again, the draw was split into four sections based on the predetermined bracket, with the seeded teams in each section drawn against one of their two possible unseeded opponents. The seeded teams hosted the second leg.
In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, both the exact match pairings and order of legs were predetermined based on the tournament bracket. The teams with the better league phase ranking played the second leg of each round at home if they continued advancing. Should a seeded team have been beaten, the team that eliminated them took over their seeding position. The winner of semi-final 1 was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes, as it was played at a neutral venue).
Bracket
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| 22 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ferencváros | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | Ferencváros | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Braga | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Braga | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Panathinaikos (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Real Betis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Viktoria Plzeň | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | 20 | Panathinaikos | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Real Betis | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Braga | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Genk (a.e.t.) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Genk | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | PAOK | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Celta Vigo | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Celta Vigo | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 May – Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Lyon | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Celtic | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Porto | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Porto | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Fenerbahçe | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | Nottingham Forest (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Midtjylland | 1 | 1 | 2 (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Brann | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bologna | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | Bologna (a.e.t.) | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Roma | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bologna | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Lille (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Red Star Belgrade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | Lille | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Knockout phase play-offs
The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 30 January 2026, 13:00 CET.[17] The first legs were played on 19 February, and the second legs were played on 26 February 2026.[18]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–3 | Ferencváros | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Panathinaikos | 3–3 (4–3 p) | Viktoria Plzeň | 2–2 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4–6 | Genk | 1–3 | 3–3 (a.e.t.) |
| PAOK | 1–3 | Celta Vigo | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Celtic | 2–4 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2–4 | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Brann | 0–2 | Bologna | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Lille | 2–1 | Red Star Belgrade | 0–1 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 27 February 2026, 13:00 CET.[19] The first legs were played on 12 March, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 March 2026.[20]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Ferencváros | 2–4 | Braga | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Panathinaikos | 1–4 | Real Betis | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Genk | 2–5 | SC Freiburg | 1–0 | 1–5 |
| Celta Vigo | 3–1 | Lyon | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1–4 | Porto | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–2 (3–0 p) | Midtjylland | 0–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Bologna | 5–4 | Roma | 1–1 | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Lille | 0–3 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 8 and 9 April, and the second legs were played on 16 April 2026.[21]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Braga | 5–3 | Real Betis | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| SC Freiburg | 6–1 | Celta Vigo | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Porto | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Bologna | 1–7 | Aston Villa | 1–3 | 0–4 |
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 30 April, and the second legs were played on 7 May 2026.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Braga | 3–4 | SC Freiburg | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–4 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | 0–4 |
Final
The final was played on 20 May 2026 at the Beşiktaş Stadium in Istanbul. The winner of semi-final 1 was designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
| SC Freiburg | 0–3 | Aston Villa |
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| Report[22] |
Statistics
Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.
Top goalscorers
| Rank[24] | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
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| 1 |  Igor Jesus |
Nottingham Forest |
7 | 797 |
| Petar Stanić |
Ludogorets Razgrad |
858 | ||
| 3 | Kerem Aktürkoğlu |
Fenerbahçe |
6 | 699 |
| Antony |
Real Betis |
788 | ||
| 5 | Dion Drena Beljo |
Dinamo Zagreb |
5 | 492 |
| Williot Swedberg |
Celta Vigo |
585 | ||
 Bilal El Khannouss |
VfB Stuttgart |
644 | ||
| John McGinn |
Aston Villa |
716 | ||
| Federico Bernardeschi |
Bologna |
772 | ||
| Ollie Watkins |
Aston Villa |
913 | ||
| Vincenzo Grifo |
SC Freiburg |
980 |
Team of the Season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[25]
