The UEFA Europa League’s new expanded format has been a success during the 2024-25 season and we are now in the latter stages of the knockout rounds.
Just like the reorganized UEFA Champions League, the the league phase (replacing the group stage) started with 36 teams, was then whittled down to 24 — eight straight through to the round of 16, and the other 16 headed to the playoff — then 16, eight, and now there are only four, including two from the Premier League.
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Manchester United advanced from one of the all-time great European ties (and extra-time periods) with a 7-6 aggregate win (5-4 on the night) over Lyon. By comparison, Tottenham Hotspur handled their business in a snoozer of a tie, beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 over two legs. Elsewhere, Bodo/Glimt survived a penalty shootout to eliminate Lazio and become the first Norwegian side to ever reach a European semifinal, and Athletic Bilbao dispatched Rangers 2-0 at home after drawing 0-0 at Ibrox.
The Europa League final at Bilbao’s San Mames is sure to be a beauty with a place in the Champions League (and some tidy silverware) on the line for the winner.
Europa League quarterfinal schedule, results
First leg - Thursday, April 10
Bodo/Glimt 2-0 Lazio
Lyon 2-2 Manchester United
Tottenham 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Rangers 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
Second leg - Thursday, April 17Lazio 3-1 AET (3-3 agg.; 2-3 PKs) Bodo-Glimt
Manchester United 5-4 (7-6 agg.) Lyon — Video highlights & recapEintracht Frankfurt 0-1 (1-2 agg.) Tottenham Hotspur — Video highlights & recap
Athletic Bilbao 2-0 (2-0 agg.) Rangers
Europa League semifinal schedule
First leg — Thursday, May 1
Tottenham vs Bodo/Glimt — 3pm ET
Athletic Bilbao vs Manchester United — 3pm ET
Second leg — Thursday, May 8
Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham — 3pm ET
Manchester United vs Athletic Bilbao — 3pm ET
Europa League final schedule
Wednesday, May 21
Spurs or Bodo/Glimt vs Athletic Bilbao or Man United at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao — 3pm ET
Europa League Round of 16 results
Second leg - Thursday, March 13
Olympiacos 2-1 (2-4 agg.) Bodo/Glimt
Athletic Bilbao 3-1 (4-3 agg.) AS Roma
Lazio 1-1 (3-2 agg.) Viktoria Plzen
Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 (6-2 agg.) Ajax
Tottenham 3-1 (3-2 agg.) AZ Alkmaar - Video highlights & recap
Manchester United 4-1 (5-2 agg.) Real Sociedad - Video highlights & recap
Rangers 0-2 (3-3 agg., 3-2 PKs) Fenerbahce
Lyon 4-0 (7-1 agg.) FCSB
First leg - Thursday, March 6
AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Tottenham - Video highlights & recap
Real Sociedad 1-1 Manchester United - Video highlights & recap
Fenerbahce 1-3 Rangers
FCSB 1-3 Lyon
Ajax 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
Viktoria Plzen 1-2 Lazio
Roma 2-1 Athletic Bilbao
Bodo/Glimt 3-0 Olympiakos
Europa League knockout round play-offs results
Second leg - Thursday, Feb. 20
Viktoria Plzen 3-0 (3-1 agg.) Fenercvaros
Bodo/Glimt 5-2 (6-4 agg.) Twente
Ajax 1-2 (3-2 agg.) Union Saint-Gilloise
Real Sociedad 5-2 (7-3 agg.) Midtjylland
Galatasaray 2-2 (6-3 agg.) AZ Alkmaar
FCSB 2-0 (4-1 agg.) PAOK Anderlecht 2-2 (2-5 agg.) Fenerbahce
Roma 3-2 (4-3 agg.) Porto
First leg - Thursday, Feb. 13
Ferencvaros 1-0 Viktoria Plzen
Twente 2-1 Bodo/Glimt
Union Saint-Gilloise 0-2 Ajax
Midjtylland 1-2 Real Sociedad
AZ Alkmaar 4-1 Galatasaray
PAOK 1-2 FCSB
Fenerbahce 3-0 Anderlecht
Porto 1-1 Roma
What are the Europa League knockout stage dates?
An extra knockout round has been created, as the teams who finish in spots 9-24 in the league phase will play two-legged ties to reach the Round of 16 where they will face one of the top eight teams from the league phase who qualified automatically for the Round of 16.
- Knockout round play-offs: February 13-20, 2025
- Round of 16: March 6-13, 2025
- Quarter-finals: April 10-17, 2025
- Semi-finals: May 1-8, 2025
- Final: May 21, 2025
When and where is the 2024-25 Champions League final?
The Champions League final will take place at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao on May 21, 2025.
BILBAO, SPAIN - MAY 24: General view of the stadium exterior as a boat goes up the river prior to the UEFA Women’s Champions League 2023/24 Final match between FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais at Estadio de San Mames on May 24, 2024 in Bilbao, Spain. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
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2024-25 UEFA Europa League - Final standings
2024-25 UEFA Europa League fixtures
A look at each club’s draw can be found here via UEFA.com
When was the Europa League group stage? When were the Europa League league phase games? What dates are the Europa League games?
Matchday 1
Wednesday, September 25
AZ Alkmaar 3-2 Elfsborg
Bodo/Glimt 3-2 Porto
Galatasaray 3-1 PAOK
Midtjylland 1-1 Hoffenheim
Manchester United 1-1 Twente — Recap & video highlights
Dynamo Kiev 0-3 Lazio
Ludogorets Razgrad 0-2 Slavia Prague
Nice 1-1- Real Sociedad
Anderlecht 2-1 Ferencvaros
Thursday, September 26
Fenerbahce 2-1 Union Saint-Gilloise
Malmo 0-2 Rangers
Braga 2-1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3 Viktoria Plzen
AS Roma 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
FCSB 4-1 RFS
Ajax 4-0 Besiktas
Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Qarabag
Lyon 2-0 Olympiacos
Matchday 2
Wednesday, October 3
Maccabi Tel-Aviv 0-2 Midtjylland
Real Sociedad 1-2 Anderlecht
Olympiacos 3-0 Braga
Hoffenheim 2-0 Dynamo Kiev
Qarabag 1-2 Malmo
Lazio 4-1 Nice
RFS 2-2 Galatasaray
Slavia Prague 1-1 Ajax
Ferencvaros 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Elfsborg 1-0 Roma
Porto 3-3 Manchester United - Recap & video highlights
Athletic Bilbao 2-0 AZ Alkmaar
Viktoria Plzen 0-0 Ludogorets Razgrad
Rangers 1-4 Lyon
Twente 1-1 Fenerbahce
Besiktas 1-3 Eintracht Frankfurt
PAOK 0-1 FCSB
Union Saint-Gilloise 0-0 Bodo/Glimt
Matchday 3
Wednesday, October 23
Braga 1-2 Bodo/Glimt
Galatasaray 4-3 Elfsborg
Thursday, October 24
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 RFS
Roma 1-0 Dynamo Kiev
Midtjylland 1-0 Union Saint-Gilloise
Qarabag 0-3 Ajax
Maccabi Tel-Aviv 1-2 Real Sociedad
PAOK 2-2 Viktoria Plzen
Ferencvaros 1-0 Nice
Fenerbahce 1-1 Manchester United — Highlights & recap
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 AZ Alkmaar
Lyon 0-1 Besiktas
Anderlecht 2-0 Ludogorets Razgrad
Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Slavia Prague
Malmo 0-1 Olympiacos
Porto 2-0 Hoffenheim
Twente 0-2 Lazio
Rangers 4-0 FCSB
Matchday 4
Wednesday, November 6
Besiktas 2-1 Malmo
Thursday, November 7
Ludogorets Razgrad 1-2 Athletic Bilbao
Union Saint-Gilloise 1-1 Roma
FCSB 2-0 Midtjylland
Olympiacos 1-1 Rangers
Galatasaray 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Slavia Prague
Nice 2-2 Twente
Bodo/Glimt 1-2 Qarabag
Elfsborg 1-1 Braga
Hoffenheim 2-2 Lyon
AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Fenerbahce
Dynamo Kiev 0-4 Ferencvaros
Lazio 2-1 Porto
Manchester United 2-0 PAOK
Ajax 5-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Viktoria Plzen 2-1 Real Sociedad
RFS 1-1 Anderlecht
Matchday 5
Thursday, November 28
Besiktas 1-3 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Anderlecht 2-2 Porto
Dynamo Kiev 1-2 Viktoria Plzen
Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Elfsborg
Lazio 0-0 Ludogorets Razgrad
RFS 0-2 PAOK
Qarabag 1-4 Lyon
AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Galatasaray
Ferencvaros 4-1 Malmo
Real Sociedad 2-0 Ajax
Midtjylland 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
Braga 3-0 Hoffenheim
Slavia Prague 1-2 Fenerbahce
FCSB 0-0 Olympiacos
Manchester United 3-2 Bodo/Glimt
Nice 1-4 Rangers
Twente 0-1 Union Saint-Gilloise
Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Roma
Matchday 6
Wednesday December 11
Fenerbahce 0-2 Athletic Bilbao
Thursday, December 12
Roma 3-0 Braga
Hoffenheim 0-0 FCSB
Viktoria Plzen 1-2 Manchester United
Malmo 2-2 Galatasaray
Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 Nice
PAOK 5-0 Ferencvaros
Olympiacos 0-0 Twente
Ludogorets Razgrad 2-2 AZ Alkmaar
Bodo/Glimt 2-1 Besiktas
Porto 2-0 Midtjylland
Maccabi Tel-Aviv 2-1 RFS
Ajax 1-3 Lazio
Elfsborg 1-0 Qarabag
Slavia Prague 1-2 Anderlecht
Rangers 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Real Sociedad 3-0 Dynamo Kiev
Lyon 3-2 Eintracht Frankfurt
Matchday 7
Tuesday, January 21
Galatasaray 3-3 Dynamo Kiev
Wednesday, January 22
Besiktas 4-1 Athletic Bilbao
Thursday, January 23
Bodo/Glimt 3-1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Roma
Hoffenheim 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Porto 0-1 Olympiacos
Fenerbahce 0-0 Lyon
Qarabag 2-3 FCSB
Viktoria Plzen 2-0 Anderlecht
Malmo 2-3 Twente
Lazio 3-1 Real Sociedad
Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 Braga
Elfsborg 1-0 Nice
Ludogorets Razgrad 0-2 Midtjylland
Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Ferencvaros
RFS 1-0 Ajax
PAOK 2-0 Slavia Prague
Manchester United 2-1 Rangers
Matchday 8
Thursday, January 30
Twente 1-0 Besiktas
Real Sociedad 2-0 PAOK
FCSB 0-2 Manchester United
Nice 1-1 Bodo/Glimt
Olympiacos 3-0 Qarabag
Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 RFS
Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Elfsborg
Midtjylland 2-2 Fenerbache
Maccabi Tel-Aviv 0-1 Porto
Slavia Prague 2-2 Malmo
Roma 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Ajax 2-1 Galatasaray
Lyon 1-1 Ludogorets Razgrad
Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Viktoria Plzen
Anderlecht 3-4 Hoffenheim
Braga 1-0 Lazio
Rangers 2-1 Union Saint-Gilloise
Ferencvaros 4-3 AZ Alkmaar
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Alejandro Garnacho of Manchester United celebrates with Rasmus Hojlund and Kobbie Mainoo of Manchester United after scoring his team’s second goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford on February 04, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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When was the Europa League group stage draw?
The draw for the Europa League group stage took place on August 30 in Monaco.
Explaining how the new Europa League format works
Each team will play eight games — four home and four away — in the new league phase of the tournament against eight different teams.
Teams were ranked into four pots and each team will play against two teams from each of the four pots — one match at home and one match away against a team from each pot. The full pot list is below.
The top eight teams in the league phase will qualify for the Round of 16. Teams who finish in positions 25-36 will be eliminated from the Champions League and will not play in any other European competition for the rest of the 2024-25 season.
Sixteen teams in positions 9-24 will qualify for the knockout round playoffs, with eight winners moving onto the Round of 16 to face teams 1-8 from the league phase. The tournament goes in traditional fashion from there.
