Europa League draw, Juventus and AC Milan’s opponents: Spalletti with Real Sociedad and Rennes. Amorim with Benfica, Olympiacos and two English sides

These are the opponents the Italian sides drew in Monte Carlo, with teams in capitals to be faced away from home:

JUVENTUS: Real Sociedad, AZ ALKMAAR, Rennes, FERENCVAROS, Omonia Nicosia, CELTA VIGO, Nec, HAPOEL BEER SHEVA.

AC MILAN: Benfica, OLYMPIACOS, Ferencvaros, SALISBURGO, Sunderland, BOURNEMOUTH, Ararat Armenia, LEVSKI SOFIA.

The full fixture list for the Champions League league phase (teams to be faced away from home in capital letters):

FIRST POT

Bayer Leverkusen: Marseille, LYON, Salzburg, DINAMO ZAGABRIA, Celje, LECH POZNAN, Besiktas, OFI CRETA.

Benfica: AZ Alkmaar, MILAN, Celtic, VIKTORIA PLZEN, Lech Poznan, OMONIA NICOSIA, Ofi Creta, NEC.

JUVENTUS: Real Sociedad, AZ ALKMAAR, Rennes, FERENCVAROS, Omonia Nicosia, CELTA VIGO, Nec, HAPOEL BEER SHEVA.

MILAN:Benfica, OLYMPIACOS, Ferencvaros, SALZBURG, Sunderland, BOURNEMOUTH, Ararat Armenia, LEVSKI SOFIA.

Lyon: Bayer Leverkusen, REAL SOCIEDAD, Union SG, ANDERLECHT, Crystal Palace, JAGIELLONIA, Lillestrom, HOFFENHEIM.

AZ Alkmaar: Juventus, BENFICA, Dinamo Zagabria, SPARTA PRAGUE, Sturm Graz, SUNDERLAND, Hapoel Beer Sheva, ARARAT ARMENIA.

Olympiacos: Milan, MARSEILLE, Sparta Prague, RENNES, Jagiellonia, CELJE, Hoffenheim, TORREENSE.

Real Sociedad: Lyon, JUVENTUSM Viktoria Plzen, UNION SG, Bournemouth, CRYSTAL PALACE, Torreense, LILLESTROM.

Marseille: Olympiacos, BAYER LEVERKUSEN, Anderlecht, CELTIC, Celta Vigo, STURM GRAZ, Levski Sofia, BESIKTAS.

The Europa League will start with 36 teams. The league phase runs from September to January, with each side playing eight matches, four at home and four away.

The top eight teams will go straight through to the round of 16, while those finishing from ninth to 24th will contest the play-offs, with the winners advancing to the round of 16. The bottom 12 clubs will be eliminated and will not qualify for any other European competitions in this sporting season.

Matchday 1: 16/17 September 2026
Matchday 2: 15 October 2026
Matchday 3: 22 October 2026
Matchday 4: 5 November 2026
Matchday 5: 26 November 2026
Matchday 6: 10 December 2026
Matchday 7: 21 January 2027
Matchday 8: 28 January 2027

• Bayer Leverkusen
• Juventus
• Milan
• Lyon
• AZ Alkmaar
• Olympiacos
• Real Sociedad
• Marseille
• Union Saint-Gilloise
• Dinamo Zagreb
• Celtic
• Sturm Graz
• Crystal Palace
• Bournemouth
• Sunderland
• Sparta Prague
• Rennes
• Celje
• Celta Vigo
• Hoffenheim
• Torreense
• Hapoel Be'er Sheva
• NEC
• Levski Sofia
• Benfica
• Ferencvaros
• Viktoria Plzen
• Ararat-Armenia
• Salzburg
• Anderlecht
• Lech Poznan
• Jagiellonia
• Omonia
• Besiktas
• Lillestrom
• OFI Crete

Bayer Leverkusen

Benfica

Juventus

AC Milan

Lyon

AZ Alkmaar

Olympiacos

Real Sociedad

Marseille

Ferencvaros

Viktoria Plzen

Union Saint-Gilloise

Dinamo Zagreb

Salzburg

Celtic Glasgow

Sparta Prague

Rennes

Anderlecht

Sturm Graz

Lech Poznan

Crystal Palace

Bournemouth

Sunderland

Celje

Jagiellonia Bialystok

Omonia

Celta Vigoco

Hoffenheim

Besiktas

Torreense

Hapoel Beer Sheva

NEC

OFI Crete

Lillestrom

Levski Sofia

Ararat Armenia

The league phase consists of a single 36-team group, with the sides split into four pots.

Each club, from Pot 1 through to Pot 4 depending on where they have been placed, will have its ball drawn at random.

A computer will then pair the opponents in real time, based on two basic criteria: a club cannot face a team from the same league, or more than two teams from the same country.

UEFA will announce the resulting fixture list through its official channels by Sunday 30 August.