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The Europa League and Conference League league phase draws will see British clubs - including Bournemouth, Sunderland, Crystal Palace - discover their opponents. <h3>When is the draw?</h3><p>The Europa League league phase draw - involving<strong> Bournemouth, Sunderland and Crystal Palace</strong> - takes place at <strong>12pm UK time on Friday.</strong> The Conference League draw - which could involve <strong>Brighton, Hearts, Hibs, Motherwell, Rangers</strong> and Northern Irish team <strong>Larne</strong> - gets under way straight after.</p><ul><li><strong>Got Sky? <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/WatchPremarticles" target="_blank">Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone</a>\ud83d\udcf1</strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky? <a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Latest Sky Sports deals</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports/football/premier-league?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">stream PL games with no contract</a>\ud83d\udcfa</strong></li></ul><h3>Who is in Europa League?</h3><p>Twelve teams qualify directly for the league phase of the Europa League, with one slot also reserved for UEFA Conference League title holders, <strong>Crystal Palace.</strong></p><widget id="2"></widget><p>A further 12 sides secure their places by qualifying through the play-off round. The 36-team line-up is completed by 11 losing teams transferring from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and play-offs.</p><p><strong>Qualified teams:</strong> AC Milan, AZ Alkmaar, Bayer Leverkusen, <strong>Bournemouth,</strong> Celta Vigo, <strong>Crystal Palace,</strong> Hoffenheim, Juventus, Marseille, Olympiacos, Real Sociedad, Rennes, Sparta Prague, Sturm Graz, <strong>Sunderland,</strong> Torreense, Union Saint-Gilloise</p><p><strong>Teams who could play Europa League if they lose in the Champions League play-off round:</strong> AEK Athens, Bodo/Glimt, Celje, <strong>Celtic,</strong> Dinamo Zagreb, Fenerbahce, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, LASK, Levski Sofia, Lyon, NEC Breda, Sabah, Slovan Bratislava, Viking Stavanger.</p><p><strong>Teams who could play Europa League if they win in the Europa Lague play-off round:</strong> Aarhus, Anderlecht, Ararat-Armenia, Benfica, Besiktas, Crvena Zvezda, CSKA Sofia, Egnatia, Ferencvaros, Iberia Tblisi, Jagiellonia, Kairat Almaty, Kauno Zalgiris, Lech Poznan, Lillestrom, Mjallby, OFI Crete, Omonia, Salzburg, Sint-Truidense, Thun, Trabzonspor, Union Craiova, Viktoria Plzen.</p><h3>Who is in Conference League?</h3><p>All 36 teams enter the league phase via qualifying, with none directly through.</p><p><strong>Teams who could play Conference League if they win in the Conference League play-off round: </strong>Ajax, Atalanta, Austria Vienna, Borac, Braga, Brann, <strong>Brighton</strong>, FC Copenhagen, Dinamo City, Drita, Freiburg, Gent, Getafe, Gornik Zabrze, Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Hajduk Split, <strong>Hearts</strong>, <strong>Hibernian</strong>, Hradec Kralove, Inter Escaldes, Inter Turku, Jablonec, Klaksvik, Kups Kuopio, Lincoln Red Imps, <strong>Larne</strong>, Lugano, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Midtjylland, Monaco, <strong>Motherwell</strong>, Nordsjaelland, Pafos, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Partizan, Qarabag, Rakow, <strong>Rangers, </strong>Riga, Rijeka, Shamrock Rovers, Sion, SK Rapid, St Gallen, Tromso, Twente, Vikingur Rekjavik.</p><p><strong>Teams who could play Conference League if they lose in the Europa League play-off round: </strong>Aarhus, Anderlecht, Ararat-Armenia, Benfica, Besiktas, Crvena Zvezda, CSKA Sofia, Egnatia, Ferencvaros, Iberia Tblisi, Jagiellonia, Kairat Almaty, Kauno Zalgiris, Lech Poznan, Lillestrom, Mjallby, OFI Crete, Omonia, Salzburg, Sint-Truidense, Thun, Trabzonspor, Union Craiova, Viktoria Plzen.</p> <widget id="4"></widget><h3>How does the league phase work in the Europa League and Conference League?</h3><p>In the Europa League, every club is guaranteed a minimum of eight league-stage games against eight different opponents, with four games home and four away.</p><p>In the Conference League though, each side will face six different teams, with three games at home and three away.</p><p>In both tournaments, the top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the knockout stages, while the teams finishing in ninth to 24th place will compete in a two-legged play-off to secure a place in the last 16 of the competition.</p><p>Teams ranked 25-36 are eliminated from all competitions.</p><h3>How many teams can you face from any one nation?</h3><p>In the league phase, teams cannot face opponents from their own country and can face a maximum of two sides from the same country.</p> <widget id="3"></widget><h3>When are the league phase games?</h3><p><strong>Europa League</strong></p><p>Matchday 1: September 16/17</p><p>Matchday 2: October 15</p><p>Matchday 3: October 22</p><p>Matchday 4: November 5</p><p>Matchday 5: November 26</p><p>Matchday 6: December 10</p><p>Matchday 7: January 21, 2027</p><p>Matchday 8: January 28, 2027</p><p><strong>Conference League</strong></p><p>Matchday 1: October 15</p><p>Matchday 2: October 22</p><p>Matchday 3: November 5</p><p>Matchday 4: November 26</p><p>Matchday 5: December 10</p><p>Matchday 6: December 17</p><h3>The key dates</h3><p>The 2026/27 Europa League final will take place on May 26, 2027 at the Stadion Frankfurt in Germany, while the Conference League final is scheduled for June 2, 2025 at Besiktas Park in Istanbul.</p><p><strong>Europa League</strong></p><p>Knockout round play-offs: February 18 & 25, 2027</p><p>Round of 16: March 11 & 18, 2027</p><p>Quarter-finals: April 8 & 15, 2027</p><p>Semi-finals: April 29 & May 6, 2027</p><p>Final: May 26, 2027 (Stadion Frankfurt, Germany)</p><p><strong>Conference League</strong></p><p>Knockout round play-offs: February 18 & 25, 2027</p><p>Round of 16: March 11 & 18, 2027</p><p>Quarter-finals: April 8 & 15, 2027</p><p>Semi-finals: April 29 & May 6, 2027</p><p>Fina...
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