Can the Premier League make it three-straight Europa League champions?
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Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, and Sunderland would etch an unfamiliar name on the UEFA Cup if they were to outduel some big clubs to join Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa as the tournament’s most recent winners.
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Those big names? AC Milan, Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic, Lyon, and Marseille will all be vying to win this season’s Europa League.
Read on for the Premier League entrants’ league phase fixtures, an explanation on the format, and the latest table once the matches get rolling on Wednesday, September 16.
Europa League format: How do teams advance to the knockout rounds
Each of the 36 teams has been drawn into ties with eight other competitors from outside their domestic league.
The top eight finishers come January will go directly to the last 16 as seeded teams.
Teams seeded ninth to 24th will be paired for home-and-away playoff ties to seal the other eight spots in the knockout rounds.
Clubs that finish 25th to 36th are out of all European competitions for the rest of the season.
Sunderland’s Europa League schedule
September 16: vs AZ Alkmaar — Won 1-0
October 15: at Torreense — Won 2-1
October 22: at Lech Poznan
November 5: vs Dinamo Zagreb
November 26: vs Jagiellonia Bialystok
December 10: at AC Milan
January 21: at Anderlecht
January 28: vs Levski Sofia
Bournemouth’s Europa League schedule
September 17: at Real Sociedad — Won 2-1
October 15: vs Sturm Graz — Won 3-0
October 22: vs AC Milan
November 5: at Sparta Prague
November 26: at Celta Vigo
December 10: vs Viktoria Plzen
January 21: at Lillestrom
January 28: vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva
Crystal Palace’s Europa League schedule
September 17: vs Lech Poznan — Won 4-0
October 15: at Lyon — Lost 3-2
October 22: at Besiktas
November 5: vs Hoffenheim
November 26: vs Real Sociedad
December 10: at Jagiellonia Bialystok
January 21: vs Sparta Prague
January 28: at Red Bull Salzburg
Europa League 2026-27 league phase table: Latest standings
- Juventus — 2-0-0, +6 GD — 6 points
- Bayer Leverkusen — 2-0-0, +6 GD — 6 points
- Benfica — 2-0-0, +5 GD — 6 points
- Besiktas — 2-0-0, +4 GD — 6 points
- Bournemouth — 2-0-0, +4 GD — 6 points
- Omonia Nicosia — 2-0-0, +4 GD — 6 points
- Ferencvaros — 2-0-0, +3 GD — 6 points
- Lyon — 2-0-0, +2 GD — 6 points
- Sunderland — 2-0-0, +2 GD — 6 points
- Olympiacos — 2-0-0, +2 GD — 6 points
- Sparta Prague — 1-1-0, +3 GD — 4 points
- Union Saint-Gilloise — 1-1-0, +3 GD — 4 points
- Stade Rennes — 1-1-0, +1 GD — 4 points
- Dinamo Zagreb — 1-1-0, +1 GD — 4 points
- Crystal Palace — 1-0-1, +4 GD — 4 points
- AC Milan — 1-0-1, +2 GD — 3 points
- Jagiellonia Bialystok — 1-0-1, +1 GD — 3 points
- OFI Crete — 1-0-1, +1 GD — 3 points
- Torreense — 1-0-1, 0 GD — 3 points
- AZ Alkmaar —1-0-1, 0 GD —3 points
- Red Bull Salzburg — 1-0-1, -3 GD — 3 points
- Lillestrom — 0-1-1, -1 GD — 1 point
- Real Sociedad — 0-1-1, -1 GD — 1 point
- Levski Sofia — 0-1-1, -1 GD — 1 point
- Hapoel Be’er Sheva — 0-1-1, -1 GD — 1 point
- Sturm Graz — 0-1-1, -3 GD — 1 point
- NEC Nijmegen — 0-1-1, -5 GD — 1 point
- Anderlecht — 0-0-2, -2 GD — 0 points
- Celta Vigo — 0-0-2, -2 GD — 0 points
- Hoffenheim — 0-0-2, -3 GD — 0 points
- Marseille — 0-0-2, -4 GD — 0 points
- Viktoria Plzen — 0-0-2, -4 GD — 0 points
- Celtic — 0-0-2, -5 GD — 0 points
- Ararat-Armenia — 0-0-2, -5 GD — 0 points
- NK Celje— 0-0-2, -5 GD — 0 points
- Lech Poznan — 0-0-2, -8 GD — 0 points
