While title-winning teams typically spend the last weeks of May collecting their winners' medals, some matches on the calendar are different than others – not only do they come with impressive prize ...

The team that finishes fifth in the Premier League this season will qualify for the 2027/28 Champions League. A bit premature surely? Not really. UEFA have made another change to the Europa League ...

Aston Villa face Freiburg in the UEFA Europa League final on Wednesday evening, as they look to win their first trophy in 30 years, and a first European trophy since winning the European Cup in 1982.

It should have been an own goal. Brennan Johnson’s scuffed, mis-timed, bobbly, ricocheted two-yarder deserved to have ‘OG’ splattered all over it. Sometimes, a wonderful goal will be described by a ...

After an incredibly disappointing domestic season, the Europa League final was seen as a chance for salvation for Manchester United – a ray of light in a dark campaign. But after Wednesday’s defeat in ...

The 2026/27 campaign is the 56th edition of this European club competition, and the 18th since its name change from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The third season under the new format kicked ...

Tottenham and Manchester United clash in an all-English UEFA Europa League final on May 21. The two Premier League giants will attempt to put their terrible domestic seasons to one side and give their ...

When are the Europa League knockout playoffs 2025/26? The first legs of the playoff matches will take place on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The return legs are a week later on Thursday, February 26.

Explore the Europa League play-off system and how teams fight for a place in the exciting league phase of the tournament.