UEFA Europa League 2025/26 play-off draw results
Kenley Ward
Dailysports's expert
The matches promise to be spectacular and uncompromising.
Details: Today in Nyon, Switzerland, home to UEFA headquarters, the draw for the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 play-off round took place.
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So, the battle for a place in the round of 16 of Europe’s second-tier club tournament will feature the following pairings:
- Dinamo Zagreb vs Genk.
- Brann vs Bologna.
- Ludogorets vs Ferencváros.
- Celtic vs Stuttgart.
- Panathinaikos vs Viktoria Plzeň.
- Fenerbahçe vs Nottingham Forest
- PAOK vs Celta.
- Lille vs Crvena Zvezda.
The Europa League play-off matches will be held on 19 and 26 February. The eight clubs that triumph in the play-offs will advance to the round of 16, with the draw for this stage and the subsequent play-off bracket set for 27 February.
At the moment, the following clubs have already qualified for the round of 16 by finishing in the top eight places in the group stage standings:
- Lyon (France).
- Aston Villa (England).
- Midtjylland (Denmark).
- Betis (Spain).
- Porto (Portugal).
- Braga (Portugal).
- Freiburg (Germany).
- Roma (Italy).
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