Europa League: Roma to Glasgow, Bologna face Villa, Fiorentina v AEK | OneFootball

The Montecarlo draw has defined the European calendars for the 2025/26 season, following yesterday's for the Champions League.

Europa League 2025/26, Roma with double trip to Glasgow, Bologna meets Aston Villa. Conference Draw: Fiorentina faces AEK Athens

Two Italian teams are involved in the Europa League - Roma and Bologna - while Fiorentina will be a protagonist in the Conference League, in its fourth consecutive participation.

Roma: double Scottish crossover and tricky away games

Gasperini's yellow-red team will face a group that will take them twice to Glasgow (Rangers and Celtic) and to Greece against Panathinaikos, as well as home matches against Lille, Viktoria Plzen, Midtjylland, and Stuttgart. The management of close away games will be crucial to preserve energy in the league.

Roma Schedule:

Lille (Home)

Rangers Glasgow (Away)

Viktoria Plzen (Home)

Celtic Glasgow (Away)

Midtjylland (Home)

Nice (Away)

Stuttgart (Home)

Panathinaikos (Away)

Bologna: tough draw, Aston Villa is in

For the red-blues, returning to Europe after the Champions experience, the schedule is not the easiest. Aston Villa represents the standout opponent, while other challenging away games await Italiano's team: Maccabi Tel Aviv, Steaua Bucharest, Celta Vigo. At home, they must take advantage of matches against Salzburg, Freiburg, and Brann.

Bologna Schedule:

Aston Villa (Away)

Salzburg (Home)

Maccabi Tel Aviv (Away)

Celtic Glasgow (Home)

Steaua Bucharest (Away)

Freiburg (Home)

Celta Vigo (Away)

Brann (Home)

Key dates of the Europa League

First day: September 24-25, 2025

Group stage: until December 11, 2025

Knockout playoffs: February 19 and 26, 2026

Round of 16: March 12 and 19, 2026

Quarterfinals: April 9 and 16, 2026

Semifinals: April 30 and May 7, 2026

Final: May 20, 2026 in Istanbul

How the new format works

The competition involves a single group of 36 teams, divided into four ranking bands. Each team faces eight different opponents: two for each band, with a home and away match at each level. Teams from the same country do not face each other in the league stage.

Conference League: Fiorentina starts again from AEK Athens

The team of Stefano Pioli, after two lost finals and a semifinal, starts again with the aim of reaching Leipzig, the venue for the final on May 27, 2026. The opponents include Rapid Vienna, Dinamo Kiev, Mainz, AEK Athens, Lausanne, and Sigma Olomouc.

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