The best 24 teams will continue the fight for the trophy, 8 of them received direct tickets to the 1/8 finals.
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The 8 best teams of the league automatically advanced to the 1/8 finals. And at the stage of the 1/16 finals, the teams ranked from 9th to 24th will play.
Then the tournament will follow the playoff grid. The teams that finished the league stage in places from 9th to 16th will be seeded. According to the grid, they will meet the teams ranked from 17th to 24th. The seeded teams will play the return match at home.
Potential opponents are also determined by pairs of teams’ final positions in the league. For example, the teams ranked 9th and 10th will face the clubs ranked 23rd or 24th. Teams ranked 11th or 12th will play opponents that finished 21st or 22nd, etc.
8 teams went directly to the 1/8 finals of the League (waiting for an opponent):
- Lyon, Aston Villa (21 points), Midtjylland (19), Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg (17 each), Roma (16)
In the 1/16 finals of the League, the teams will play who took places from the 9th to the 24th:
- Siyani: Genk (16), Bologna, Stuttgart, Ferencvaros (15 each), Nottingham Forest, Viktoria Plzen, Crvena Zvezda (14 each), Celta (13)
- Not sown: PAOK, Lille, Fenerbahce, Panathinaikos (12 each), Celtic (11), Ludogorets, Dinamo Zagreb (10 each), Brann (9)
The draw for the 1/16 finals of the Europa League will take place on January 30 in Nyon, Switzerland. The 1/16 final matches will be held on February 19 and 26.
The 8 clubs who win the Round of 16 will advance to the Round of 16, the draw for this stage and the subsequent play-off grid will take place on February 27.
The final of the Europa League will take place on May 20 in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Besiktas stadium.
UEFA Europa League 2025/26
Schedules before the draw
Possible pairings of the 1/16 finals of the LeagueFebruary 19 and 26
- Celtic or Ludogorets – Stuttgart or Ferencvaros
- Fenerbahce or Panathinaikos – Nottingham or Victoria P
- Dinamo Zagreb or Brann – Genk or Bologna
- PAOK or Lille – Crvena Zvezda or Celta
- Ludogorets or Celtic – Ferencvaros or Stuttgart
- Panathinaikos or Fenerbahce – Victoria P or Nottingham
- Brann or Dinamo Zagreb – Bologna or Genk
- Lille or PAOK – Celta or Crvena Zvezda
Possible pairings of the 1/8 finals of the League, March 12 and 19
- The winner of match 1 is Porto or Braga
- The winner of pair 2 is Midtjylland or Betis
- The winner of match 3 is Freiburg or Roma
- The winner of pair 4 is Lyon or Aston Villa
- The winner of match 5 is Braga or Porto
- The winner of match 6 is Betis or Midtjylland
- The winner of match 7 is Roma or Freiburg
- Winner of match 8 – Aston Villa or Lyon
Playoff grid
Infographics
Source: sport.ua