UEFA Europa League
EuropeEuropa League 2026/27: Juventus and Milan among the 36 clubs chasing the trophy
The UEFA Europa League is Europe's second club competition. Like the Champions League it now starts with a single league phase of 36 clubs, each playing eight matches against eight different opponents. The top eight reach the round of 16 directly, the sides from 9th to 24th play a two-legged knockout play-off, and the bottom twelve go out. The knockout rounds are played over two legs, up to a one-off final.
The field this season includes Juventus, AC Milan, Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Lyon, Marseille and three English clubs: Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Sunderland. The opening matchday brought 47 goals in 18 games. Juventus beat NEC Nijmegen 5-0, Crystal Palace beat Lech Poznań 4-0 and Beşiktaş beat Marseille 4-1, while Benfica won 2-0 at San Siro against Milan. Liga Portugal 2 side Torreense won 2-1 away at Lillestrøm.
Matchday two is on Thursday, 15 October, with Lyon against Crystal Palace, Red Bull Salzburg against Milan, Celta Vigo against Juventus and Lech Poznań against Bayer Leverkusen.
Top scorers
- 1T. Guddal
- 2B. Yusuf
- 3K. Zachariassen
- 4J. Kamiński
- 5A. Živković
Top assists
- 1B. Yusuf
- 2K. Zachariassen
- 3J. Kamiński
- 4A. Živković
- 5R. Kolo Muani
Goal contributions
- 1B. Yusuf
- 2T. Guddal
- 3K. Zachariassen
- 4J. Kamiński
- 5A. Živković
Yellow cards
- 1Bruno Jordão
- 2Radosław Murawski
- 3Ángelo Martino
- 4Teodor Ivanov
- 5Stefano Sensi
Red cards
- 1Nathan-Dylan Saliba
- 2Friday Etim
- 3Philippe Rommens
- 4Jozo Stanić
- 5Radosław Murawski