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Europa League

Europa League Overview

AC Sparta Praha v AFC Bournemouth - UEFA Europa League 2026/27 League Phase MD4

Rayan channels Ronaldo in Bournemouth win

Bournemouth's rising star Rayan paid a heartfelt tribute to his idol Cristiano Ronaldo during a clinical Europa League display on Thursday. The young Brazilian forward mimicked the legendary Portuguese international's signature celebration after finding the net in a 3-1 victory over Sparta Prague.

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Bartesaghi slams Milan attitude after defeat

AC Milan defender Davide Bartesaghi has delivered a scathing assessment of his team's performance following their disappointing 2-0 defeat to Ferencvaros. The youngster did not hold back when discussing the squad's approach during their latest European outing at San Siro.

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Standings

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Benfica crestBenfica44001331012
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W
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W
2AFC Bournemouth crestAFC Bournemouth4400112912
W
W
W
W
3Ferencvaros crestFerencvaros4400113812
W
W
W
W
4Union St.Gilloise crestUnion St.Gilloise4310102810
W
W
D
W
5Juventus crestJuventus4310114710
W
D
W
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Frequently asked questions

Spanish dark horses Sevilla are currently the most accomplished club in Europa League history, winning the competition seven times. Los Nervionenses won their maiden title in 2006, beating Middlesbrough 4-0 in the final. They defended their crown in the next season, before completing a hattrick of wins in 2014, 2015, and 2016 under Unai Emery.

The newest format, introduced ahead of the 2024-25 season, features 36 teams. Traditionally, all games were two-legged knockout ties. From 2004 to 2009, 40 teams competed. In the 2009-10 season, when the UEFA Cup was rebranded as the Europa League, a total of 48 teams featured.

Inter Milan legend Giuseppe Bergomi, with 96 appearances, holds the record of making the most Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup) appearances in history.

If we consider goals scored in qualifying games and when it was the UEFA Cup, then Swedish icon Henrik Larsson leads the charts with 40 goals. However, without qualifying games taken into account, it's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who is Europa League's top goalscorer ever with 34 goals.

Sparta Prague legend Borek Dockal has the most assists in Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup) history. Dockal made an impressive 24 assists in 62 games in the competition.

Ratko Svilar is the oldest player to ever have featured in the Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup), with the former Antwerp man taking to the pitch at the age of 44 years and 130 days.

Former Swedish striker Roger Lindevall is the youngest player to ever appear in a Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup) game. Lindevall was just 15 years and 335 days when he came on as a substitute for Djurgardens IF in their 2-1 win over Feyenoord on September 29, 1976.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Cristiano Ronaldo, Granit Xhaka, Rui Patricio, Giuseppe Bergomi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba, Mesut Ozil, Dimitri Payet, and Florian Wirtz are among the most famous players to have featured in the Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup).

Unai Emery, Jose Mourinho, Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Giovanni Trapattoni, Franz Beckenbauer, and Diego Simeone are some of Europa League's (formerly the UEFA Cup) most famous managers ever.