The Principality of Monaco, France, hosted the draw for the Europa League and the European Conference League 2025, and in both there will be fiery matches in every sense of the word.
As is the case in the Champions League, 36 teams will participate in the Europa League, distributed over 4 levels, with each team facing two teams from each level for a total of 8 matches, 4 at home and 4 away.
As for the European Conference League, there is only one difference, which is that the teams have been divided into 6 levels, and each team will play one match with a team from each level for a total of 6 matches, 3 at home and 4 away.
In both tournaments, the teams ranked from 1 to 8 qualify directly to the round of 16, and the teams ranked from 9 to 24 play two knockout matches for 8 more teams to qualify and complete the round of 16.
The European League witnesses the participation of many Arab stars, such as Omar Marmoush, Saud Abdul Hamid, Elyes Skhiri, Fares Chaibi, Sofiane Amrabat, Mohamed Abdelmonem and others.
As for the European Conference League, all eyes are on Chelsea to discover whether the London club is capable of achieving the title or not.
Here are the highlights of the draw for the first round (formerly groups) of the 2025 Europa League and the European Conference League.
2025 Europa League matches – League stage
- Manchester United: Rangers – Porto – PAOK – Fenerbahce – Bodo – Viktoria Plzen – Twente – Dinamo Bucharest
- Roma: Eintracht Frankfurt – Tottenham – Sporting Braga – AZ Alkmaar – Dynamo Kyiv – Union Saint-Gilloise – Athletic Bilbao -Elfsborg
- Tottenham: Roma – Rangers – AZ Alkmaar – Ferencvaros – Qarabag – Galatasaray – Elfsborg – Hoffenheim
- Lazio: Porto – Ajax – Real Sociedad – Sporting Braga – Ludogorets – Dinamo Kyiv – Nice – Twente
- Eintracht Frankfurt: Slavia Prague – Roma – Ferencvaros – Lyon – Viktoria Plzen – Midtjylland – RFC – Besiktas
- Fenerbahce: Manchester United – Slavia Prague – Lyon – AZ Alkmaar – Saint-Gilloise – Midtjylland – Athletic Bilbao – Twente
- Nice: Rangers – Lazio – Real Sociedad – Ferencvaros – Bodø – St. Gilloise – Twente – Elfsborg
UEFA Europa Conference League 2025 Fixtures – League Stage
- Chelsea: Gent – Heidenheim – Astana – Shamrock Rovers – Panathinaikos – Noah
- Fiorentina: LASK – APOEL – Vitoria Guimaraes – The New Saints – St. Gallen – Pafos
- Real Betis: Copenhagen – Legia Warsaw – Helsinki – Boleslav – Petrocub- Celje
