The UEFA Europa League and Conference League group stage is here with Premier League clubs Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham and Aston Villa all in action.
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Most Premier League teams will be very happy, and in Brighton’s case extremely excited, with their group stage draw as the four PL clubs involved are all heavily favored to go far in these tournaments.
Liverpool have been handed a kind draw with LASK, Union Saint-Gilloise and Toulouse in Group E with Jurgen Klopp’s men focusing on this tournament as a very good chance to get back in the Champions League next season.
In their first-ever European campaign Brighton face Ajax, Marseille, and AEK Athens in a mouthwatering Group B, while West Ham are in Group A and face a couple of tricky trips to Greece and Germany as they aim to win the Europa League trophy after winning the Europa Conference League last season.
Speaking of the Conference League, Aston Villa are back in Europe for the first time in 13 years and they will play against AZ Alkmaar, Legia Warsaw, and Zrinjski.
Below is the group stage schedule for both the Europa League and Europa Conference League in full.
How to watch Europa League, dates, start times
Dates: September 21; October 5, 26; November 9, 30; December 14
Kick off times: 12:45pm and 3pm ET
How to watch: Paramount+ and TUDN USA
Europa League group stage
Matchday 1, Thursday September 21 — Video highlights, as it happened
Union Saint-Gilloise 1-1 Toulouse
LASK Linz 1-3 Liverpool
Stade Rennais FC 3-0 Maccabi Haifa
Panathinaikos FC 2-0 Villarreal
Servette FC 0-2 Slavia Prague
FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1-2 AS Roma
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4-0 BK Häcken
Qarabağ FK 1-0 Molde
West Ham United 3-1 FK TSC Bačka Topola
Olympiacos FC 2-3 SC Freiburg
AFC Ajax 3-3 Marseille
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 AEK Athens
AC Sparta Prague 3-2 Aris Limassol
Rangers FC 1-0 Real Betis
Atalanta BC 2-0 Raków Czestochowa
SK Sturm Graz 1-2 Sporting CP
Matchday 2, Thursday October 5
SC Freiburg - West Ham United FC - 12:45pm ET
FK TSC Bačka Topola - Olympiacos FC - 12:45pm ET
Olympique de Marseille - Brighton & Hove Albion - 12:45pm ET
AEK Athens FC - AFC Ajax - 12:45pm ET
Real Betis Balompié - AC Sparta Praha - 12:45pm ET
Aris Limassol - Rangers FC - 12:45pm ET
Sporting CP - Atalanta BC - 12:45pm ET
Raków Czestochowa - SK Sturm Graz - 12:45pm ET
Liverpool FC - R. Union Saint-Gilloise - 3pm ET
Toulouse FC - LASK - 3pm ET
Villarreal CF - Stade Rennais FC - 3pm ET
Maccabi Haifa FC - Panathinaikos FC - 3pm ET
AS Roma - Servette FC - 3pm ET
SK Slavia Praha - FC Sheriff Tiraspol - 3pm ET
Molde FK - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 3pm ET
BK Häcken - Qarabağ FK - 3pm ET
Matchday 3, Thursday October 26
Olympiacos FC - West Ham United FC - 12:45pm ET
FK TSC Bačka Topola - SC Freiburg - 12:45pm ET
Olympique de Marseille - AEK Athens FC - 12:45pm ET
AC Sparta Praha - Rangers FC - 12:45pm ET
Aris Limassol - Real Betis Balompié - 12:45pm ET
SK Sturm Graz - Atalanta BC - 12:45pm ET
Raków Czestochowa - Sporting CP - 12:45pm ET
Brighton & Hove Albion - AFC Ajax - 3pm ET
Molde FK - BK Häcken - 12:45pm ET
R. Union Saint-Gilloise - LASK - 3pm ET
Liverpool FC - Toulouse FC - 3pm ET
Villarreal CF - Maccabi Haifa FC - 3pm ET
Panathinaikos FC - Stade Rennais FC - 3pm ET
AS Roma - SK Slavia Praha - 3pm ET
FC Sheriff Tiraspol - Servette FC - 3pm ET
Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Qarabağ FK - 3pm ET
Matchday 4, Thursday November 9
LASK - R. Union Saint-Gilloise - 12:45pm ET
Toulouse FC - Liverpool FC - 12:45pm ET
Stade Rennais FC - Panathinaikos FC - 12:45pm ET
Maccabi Haifa FC - Villarreal CF - 12:45pm ET
Servette FC - FC Sheriff Tiraspol - 12:45pm ET
SK Slavia Praha - AS Roma - 12:45pm ET
Qarabağ FK - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 12:45pm ET
BK Häcken - Molde FK 3pm ET
AFC Ajax - Brighton & Hove Albion - 12:45pm ET
SC Freiburg - FK TSC Bačka Topola - 3pm ET
West Ham United FC - Olympiacos FC - 3pm ET
AEK Athens FC - Olympique de Marseille - 3pm ET
Real Betis Balompié - Aris Limassol - 3pm ET
Rangers FC - AC Sparta Praha - 3pm ET
Atalanta BC - SK Sturm Graz - 3pm ET
Sporting CP - Raków Czestochowa - 3pm ET
Matchday 5, Thursday November 30
SC Freiburg - Olympiacos FC - 12:45pm ET
FK TSC Bačka Topola - West Ham United FC - 12:45pm ET
AEK Athens FC - Brighton & Hove Albion - 12:45pm ET
AC Sparta Praha - Real Betis Balompié - 12:45pm ET
Atalanta BC - Sporting CP - 12:45pm ET
SK Sturm Graz - Raków Czestochowa - 12:45pm ET
Olympique de Marseille - AFC Ajax - 3pm ET
Rangers FC - Aris Limassol - 3pm ET
Maccabi Haifa FC - Stade Rennais FC - 12:45pm ET
Liverpool FC - LASK - 3pm ET
Toulouse FC - R. Union Saint-Gilloise - 3pm ET
Villarreal CF - Panathinaikos FC - 3pm ET
Servette FC - AS Roma - 3pm ET
FC Sheriff Tiraspol - SK Slavia Praha - 3pm ET
Molde FK - Qarabağ FK - 3pm ET
BK Häcken - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 3pm ET
Matchday 6, Thursday December 14
R. Union Saint-Gilloise - Liverpool FC - 12:45pm ET
LASK - Toulouse FC - 12:45pm ET
Stade Rennais FC - Villarreal CF - 12:45pm ET
Panathinaikos FC - Maccabi Haifa FC - 12:45pm ET
AS Roma - FC Sheriff Tiraspol - 12:45pm ET
SK Slavia Praha - Servette FC - 12:45pm ET
Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Molde FK - 12:45pm ET
Qarabağ FK - BK Häcken - 12:45pm ET
West Ham United FC - SC Freiburg - 3pm ET
Olympiacos FC - FK TSC Bačka Topola - 3pm ET
AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC - 3pm ET
Brighton & Hove Albion - Olympique de Marseille - 3pm ET
Europa League tables
Group A
- West Ham — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 points
- Freiburg — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Olympiacos — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
- TSC Backa Topola — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 points
Group B
- AEK Athens — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Marseille — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 point
- Ajax — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 point
- Brighton — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
Group C
- Sparta Prague — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Rangers — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Aris Limassol — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
- Real Betis — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
Group D
- Atalanta — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 points
- Sporting CP — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Sturm Graz — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
- Rakow Czestochowa — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 points
Group E
- Liverpool — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 points
- Toulouse — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 point
- Union Saint-Gilloise — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 point
- LASK Linz — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 points
Group F
- Rennes — 1-0-0, +3 GD, 3 points
- Panathinaikos — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 points
- Villarreal — 0-0-1, -2, 0 points
- Maccabi Haifa — 0-0-1, -3 GD, 0 points
Group G
- Slavia Prague — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 points
- AS Roma — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Sheriff Tiraspol — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
- Servette — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 points
Group H
- Bayer Leverkusen — 1-0-0, +4 GD, 3 points
- Qarabag — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Molde — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
- BK Hacken — 0-0-1, -4 GD, 0 points
How to watch Europa Conference League, dates, start times
Dates: September 21; October 5, 26; November 9, 30; December 14 (other kick off times/days for special reasons)
Kick off times: 12:45pm and 3pm ET
How to watch: Paramount+
Europa Conference League group stage schedule
Matchday 1, September 20-21 — Video highlights, as it happened
20 September
LOSC Lille 2-0 Olimpija Ljubljana
21 September
Legia Warszawa 3-2 Aston Villa
Zrinjski 4-3 AZ Alkmaar
Genk 2-2 Fiorentina
Ferencváros 3-1 Čukarički
Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Aberdeen
HJK Helsinki 2-3 PAOK
Ludogorets Razgrad 4-0 Spartak Trnava
Fenerbahçe 3-1 Nordsjælland
Slovan Bratislava 2-1 KÍ Klaksvík
Maccabi Tel-Aviv 3-2 Breidablik
Zorya Luhansk 1-1 Gent
Viktoria Plzeň 1-0 Ballkani
Dinamo Zagreb 5-1 Astana
Club Brugge 1-1 Beşiktaş
Lugano 0-0 Bodø/Glimt
Matchday 2 fixtures
5 October
Astana vs Viktoria Plzeň - 11:30am ET
Olimpija Ljubljana vs Slovan Bratislava - 12:45pm ET
KÍ Klaksvík vs LOSC Lille - 12:45pm ET
Breidablik vs Zorya Luhansk - 12:45pm ET
Gent vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv - 12:45pm ET
Ballkani vs Dinamo Zagreb - 12:45pm ET
Bodø/Glimt vs Club Brugge - 12:45pm ET
Beşiktaş vs Lugano - 12:45pm ET
AZ Alkmaar vs Legia Warszawa - 3pm ET
Aston Villa vs Zrinjski - 3pm ET
Fiorentina vs Ferencváros - 3pm ET
Čukarički vs Genk - 3pm ET
PAOK vs Frankfurt - 3pm ET
Aberdeen vs HJK Helsinki - 3pm ET
Nordsjælland vs Ludogorets - 3pm ET
Spartak Trnava vs Fenerbahçe - 3pm ET
Matchday 3 fixtures
26 October
LOSC Lille vs Slovan Bratislava - 12:45pm ET
KÍ Klaksvík vs Olimpija Ljubljana - 12:45pm ET
Gent vs Breidablik - 12:45pm ET
Maccabi Tel-Aviv vs Zorya Luhansk - 12:45pm ET
Ballkani vs Astana - 12:45pm ET
Lugano vs Club Brugge - 12:45pm ET
AZ Alkmaar vs Aston Villa - 12:45pm ET
Fenerbahçe vs Ludogorets - 12:45pm ET
Dinamo Zagreb vs Viktoria Plzeň - 3pm ET
Bodø/Glimt vs Beşiktaş - 3pm ET
Zrinjski vs Legia Warszawa - 3pm ET
Genk vs Ferencváros - 3pm ET
Fiorentina vs Čukarički - 3pm ET
Frankfurt vs HJK Helsinki - 3pm ET
Aberdeen vs PAOK - 3pm ET
Spartak Trnava vs FC Nordsjælland - 3pm ET
Matchday 4 fixtures
9 November
Astana vs Ballkani - 11:30am ET
Legia Warszawa vs Zrinjski - 12:45pm ET
Ferencváros vs Genk - 12:45pm ET
Čukarički vs Fiorentina - 12:45pm ET
PAOK vs Aberdeen - 12:45pm ET
HJK Helsinki vs Frankfurt - 12:45pm ET
Nordsjælland vs Spartak Trnava - 12:45pm ET
Viktoria Plzeň vs Dinamo Zagreb - 12:45pm ET
Beşiktaş vs Bodø/Glimt - 12:45pm ET
Aston Villa vs AZ Alkmaar - 3pm ET
Ludogorets vs Fenerbahçe - 3pm ET
Slovan Bratislava vs LOSC Lille - 3pm ET
Olimpija Ljubljana vs KÍ Klaksvík - 3pm ET
Breidablik vs Gent - 3pm ET
Zorya Luhansk vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv - 3pm ET
Club Brugge vs FC Lugano - 3pm ET
Matchday 5 fixtures
30 November
Astana vs Dinamo Zagreb - 11:30am ET
Olimpija Ljubljana vs LOSC Lille - 12:45pm ET
KÍ Klaksvík vs Slovan Bratislava - 12:45pm ET
Gent vs Zorya Luhansk - 12:45pm ET
Ballkani vs Viktoria Plzeň - 12:45pm ET
Bodø/Glimt vs Lugano - 12:45pm ET
Beşiktaş vs Club Brugge - 12:45pm ET
AZ Alkmaar vs Zrinjski - 12:45pm ET
HJK Helsinki vs Aberdeen - 12:45pm ET
Breidablik vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv - 3pm ET
Aston Villa vs Legia Warszawa - 3pm ET
Fiorentina vs Genk - 3pm ET
Čukarički vs Ferencváros - 3pm ET
Frankfurt vs PAOK - 3pm ET
Nordsjælland vs Fenerbahçe - 3pm ET
Spartak Trnava vs Ludogorets - 3pm ET
Matchday 6 fixtures
14 December
Legia Warszawa vs AZ Alkmaar - 12:45pm ET
Zrinjski vs Aston Villa - 12:45pm ET
Genk vs Čukarički - 12:45pm ET
Ferencváros vs Fiorentina - 12:45pm ET
PAOK vs HJK Helsinki - 12:45pm ET
Aberdeen vs Frankfurt - 12:45pm ET
Ludogorets vs Nordsjælland - 12:45pm ET
Fenerbahçe vs Spartak Trnava - 12:45pm ET
Slovan Bratislava vs Olimpija Ljubljana - 3pm ET
LOSC Lille vs KÍ Klaksvík - 3pm ET
Maccabi Tel-Aviv vs Gent - 3pm ET
Zorya Luhansk vs Breidablik - 3pm ET
Viktoria Plzeň vs Astana - 3pm ET
Dinamo Zagreb vs Ballkani - 3pm ET
Club Brugge vs Bodø/Glimt - 3pm ET
Lugano vs Beşiktaş - 3pm ET
Conference League tables
Group A
- Lille — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 points
- Slovan Bratislava — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- KI Klaksvik — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
- Olimpija Ljubljana — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 points
Group B
- Maccabi Tel Aviv — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Gent — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 point
- Zorya Luhansk — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 point
- Breidablik — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
Group C
- Dinamo Zagreb — 1-0-0, +4 GD, 3 points
- Viktoria Plzen — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Ballkani — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
- Astana — 0-0-1, -4 GD, 0 points
Group D
- Besiktas — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Club Brugge — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Bodo/Glimt — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
- Lugano — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
Group E
- Zrinjski Mostar — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Legia Warsaw — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- AZ Alkmaar — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
- Aston Villa — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
Group F
- Ferencvaros — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 points
- Fiorentina — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 point
- Genk — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 point
- Cukaricki — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 points
Group G
- PAOK — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- Eintracht Frankfurt — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 points
- HJK Helsinki — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
- Aberdeen — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 points
Group H
- Ludogorets Razgrad — 1-0-0, +4 GD, 3 points
- Fenerbahce — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 points
- Nordsjaelland — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 points
- Spartak Trnava — 0-0-1, -4 GD, 0 points