{"id":625692,"date":"2025-08-30T04:49:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T03:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=625692"},"modified":"2025-08-30T04:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T03:49:11","slug":"europa-league-draw-aston-villa-and-nottingham-forest-discover-their-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/europa-league-draw-aston-villa-and-nottingham-forest-discover-their-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"Europa League Draw: Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest Discover Their Opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The stage is set for the 2025\/26 UEFA Europa League as the 36 participating clubs discovered their league-phase opponents during Friday&rsquo;s draw. The revamped format was introduced last season and replaces the traditional group stage with a single league table where each team plays eight matches against sides from different pots. <\/p><p>The 2025\/26&nbsp;Europa League campaign kicks off on September 24, with Istanbul&rsquo;s Besiktas Park scheduled to host the final on May 20, 2026. Premier League sides Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are gearing up for challenging fixtures. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"inline-text-3\">Aston Villa&rsquo;s Europa League Opponents<\/h2><p>Villa, back in the competition after their strong domestic showing in the Premier League, have been drawn against Coppa Italia winners Bologna ad Dutch side Feyenoord. Unai Emery&rsquo;s side will also play German side RB Salzburg and Fenerbah&ccedil;e.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"inline-text-4\"><strong>Home fixtures:<\/strong><\/h3><ul id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pot 1: RB Salzburg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 2: Maccabi Tel Aviv<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 3: BSC Young Boys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 4: Bologna<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"inline-text-10\"><strong>Away fixtures:<\/strong><\/h3><ul id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pot 1: Feyenoord<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 2: Fenerbah&ccedil;e<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 3: Basel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 4: Go Ahead Eagles<\/li>\n<\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UEL<\/a> opponents &#128171; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yzU9hC5S5i\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/yzU9hC5S5i<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AVFCOfficial\/status\/1961390317359296878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/barcelona-champions-league-opponents-for-2025-26-season-who-are-they-playing-where-and-when\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Barcelona Champions League Opponents for 2025-26 Season: Who Are They Playing, Where and When?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nottingham Forest&rsquo;s Europa League Opponents<\/h2><p>Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest return to European competition for the first time in nearly 30 years. Their Europa League campaign features heavyweight encounters against Portuguese giants Porto and Swedish side Malm&ouml;. Palace also face tough away trips to Real Betis and Braga.<\/p><p>Forest&rsquo;s participation came at the expense of Crystal Palace, who were demoted to the Conference League after UEFA ruled against them on multi-club ownership grounds. <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"inline-text-16\"><strong>Home fixtures:<\/strong><\/h3><ul id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pot 1: Porto<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 2: Ferencv&aacute;ros<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 3: Midtjylland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 4: Malm&ouml;<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chelsea-champions-league-opponents-for-2025-26-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Chelsea Champions League Opponents for 2025-26 Season: Who Are They Playing, Where and When?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"inline-text-22\"><strong>Away fixtures:<\/strong><\/h3><ul id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pot 1: Real Betis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 2: Braga<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 3: Sturm Graz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pot 4: Utrecht<\/li>\n<\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UEL<\/a> league phase opponents! &#127942; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J0SCKvzOtf\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/J0SCKvzOtf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFFC\/status\/1961391323253993528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>With Villa boasting European pedigree under Emery and Forest looking to revive memories of their golden era, both clubs will aim to make deep runs in the competition.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Europa League Fixture Dates<\/h2><p><strong>League phase<\/strong><\/p><p>Matchday 1: 24 &amp; 25 September 2025<br>Matchday 2: 2 October 2025<br>Matchday 3: 23 October 2025<br>Matchday 4: 6 November 2025<br>Matchday 5: 27 November 2025<br>Matchday 6: 11 December 2025<br>Matchday 7: 22 January 2026<br>Matchday 8: 29 January 2026<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tottenham-agree-e60m-deal-with-rb-leipzig-for-xavi-simons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Tottenham Agree &euro;60M Deal With RB Leipzig for Xavi Simons<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Knockout stage<\/strong><\/p><p>Knockout-phase play-offs: 19 &amp; 26 February 2026<br>Round of 16: 12 &amp; 19 March 2026<br>Quarter-finals: 9 &amp; 16 April 2026<br>Semi-finals: 30 April &amp; 7 May 2026<br>Final: 20 May 2026 (Istanbul)<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The stage is set for the 2025\/26 UEFA Europa League as the 36 participating clubs discovered their league-phase opponents during Friday&rsquo;s draw. 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