Bournemouth, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Celtic take their place within the Europa League draw – which will probably be revealed later this afternoon.
Bournemouth have certified for Europe for the primary time of their historical past whereas Sunderland are again in a continental competitors for the primary time since 1974.
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Crystal Palace will probably be bidding for extra European glory after their victory within the Convention League final season, which means there will probably be three Premier League sides concerned.
Celtic, in the meantime, dropped into the Europa League after their embarrassing collapse towards LASK within the Champions League play-off second leg on Tuesday evening.
Juventus, AC Milan, Benfica, Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille, Lyon and Actual Sociedad are the highest European sides who the British groups might be drawn with in immediately’s draw.
And the Convention League draw – that includes Brighton and Coronary heart of Midlothian – will comply with later. Listed here are all the main points.
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When is the Europa League draw?
It can start from 12pm BST on Friday 28 August. If the Champions League is something to go by, the primary ball might be drawn at round 12:30pm. The draw will probably be broadcast on TNT Sports activities 1 and HBO Max in the UK, the joint host broadcasters within the UK of the Champions League alongside Prime Video. As with the previous couple of seasons, the draw will organize the eight matches every crew contests within the 36-team first section – dealing with two groups from pots one, two, three and 4. Half of the matches will probably be at house, the opposite half away.
Confirmed Europa League pots
Pot 1
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Leverkusen (GER)
Benfica (POR)
Juventus (ITA)
Milan (ITA)
Lyon (FRA)
AZ Alkmaar (NED)
Olympiacos (GRE)
Actual Sociedad (ESP)
Marseille (FRA)
Pot 2
Ferencvaros (HUN)
Viktoria Plzen (CZE)
Union SG (BEL)
GNK Dinamo (CRO)
Salzburg (AUT)
Celtic (SCO)
Sparta Praha (CZE)
Rennes (FRA)
Anderlecht (BEL)
Pot 3
Sturm Graz (AUT)
Lech Poznan (POL)
Crystal Palace (ENG)
Bournemouth (ENG)
Sunderland (ENG)
Celje (SVN)
Jagiellonia (POL)
Omonia (CYP)
Celta (ESP)
Pot 4
Hoffenheim (GER)
Besiktas (TUR)
Torreense (POR)
H. Beer-Sheva (ISR)
N.E.C. (NED)
OFI Crete (GRE)
Lillestrøm (NOR)
Levski Sofia (BUL)
Ararat-Armenia (ARM)
Europa League match schedule
Matchday 1: 16/17 September 2026
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Matchday 2: 15 October 2026
Matchday 3: 22 October 2026
Matchday 4: 5 November 2026
Matchday 5: 26 November 2026
Matchday 6: 10 December 2026
Matchday 7: 21 January 2027
Matchday 8: 28 January 2027
When is the Convention League draw?
The Convention League draw will comply with the Europa League draw, so might be began at round 1pm BST. The draw can even be broadcast on TNT Sports activities 1 and HBO Max.
Confirmed Convention League pots
Pot 1
Atalanta (ITA)
Braga (POR)
Ajax (NED)
Freiburg (GER)
Monaco (FRA)
Copenhagen (DEN)
Pot 2
Midtjylland (DEN)
Crimson Star Belgrade (SRB
Gent (BEL)
Panathinaikos (GRE)
Pafos (CYP)
Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG)
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Pot 3
Lugano (SUI)
Getafe (ESP)
Finland KuPS (FIN)
Netherlands Twente (NED)
Lincoln Crimson Imps (GIB)
Borac Banja Luka (BOS)
Pot 4
Sint-Truiden (BEL)
Brann (NOR)
Coronary heart of Midlothian (SCO)
Kairat (KAZ)
Trabzonspor (TUR)
U Craiova (ROM)
Pot 5
Riga (LAT)
Hajduk Cut up (CRO)
Jablonec (CZE)
Nordsjælland (DEN)
AGF (DEN)
Inter Membership d’Escaldes (AND)
Pot 6
Thun (SUI)
CSKA Sofia (BUL)
Kauno Žalgiris (LIT)
Mjällby (SWE)
Iberia 1999 (GEO)
Egnatia (ALB)
