The Europa League and Conference League knockout draws open on Friday, with 16 teams remaining in each competition, including three Premier League clubs.
How does the lottery work?
Both draws take place on Friday, with the Europa League taking place from 12pm and the Conference League from 1pm.
Check out live coverage of Friday’s draw on the Sky Sports website and app.
Every team’s candidates for next round opponents have already been narrowed down to two possibilities.
Teams can play against opponents from their own country and against opponents they have already faced in the competition.
However, teams that do not need the playoffs will be seeded, meaning they will play the second leg of the last 16 at home.
Which teams will participate in the draw?
Europa League
Seeding (Top 8 placed in league stage)
- Lyon
- aston villa
- Central Jutland region
- Real Betis
- porto
- Braga
- Freiburg
- Rome
Unseeded (Knockout Playoff Winner)
Callum Hudson-Odoi scored against Fenerbahce to help Nottingham Forest progress to the last 16 of the Europa League.
- Nottingham Forest
- reel
- Panathinaikos
- Ferencvaros
- stuttgart
- Bologna
- Celta Vigo
- genk
conference league
Seeding (Top 8 placed in league stage)
- Strasbourg
- Rakov
- AEK Athens
- sparta prague
- Rayo Vallecano
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- mainz
- A.E.K. Larnaca
Unseeded (Knockout Playoff Winner)
Crystal Palace beat Zrinski Mostar in the Conference League knockout play-offs.
- Crystal Palace
- fiorentina
- NK Selje
- river
- Samsunspor
- The Alkmaar
- Sigma Olomouc
- Lech Poznań
Who will the British side face next?
Aston Villa: Celta Vigo or PAOK
Nottingham Forest: Real Betis or Midtjylland
Crystal Palace: Mainz or AEK Larnaca
When the British side could meet
With the play-offs coming to a close midweek, Team England knows they will face one of two opponents, but they won’t know where each will go until the draw is made.
The first match the two English teams can face is the Europa League quarterfinals. aston villa and Nottingham Forest.
Crystal Palace have no potential English opponents in the Conference League.
When will the game schedule be announced?
The schedule for the round of 16 will be released on Friday evening.
The quarterfinals schedule will be confirmed on March 19th, and the semifinals schedule will be announced individually on April 16th.
What happened in the knockout playoffs?
Celta Vigo win PAOK 3-1 on aggregate, 1-0 win in the second leg of the Europa League playoffs, reel Recovered from loss in game 1 to win 2-0 Red Star Belgrade.
Robbie Keane’s Ferencvaros In the first leg, they overturned a one-goal deficit and were eliminated with a 2-0 win at home. Ludogorets Razgrad. Despite losing 1-0 at home to Celtic, stuttgart Overall, we went 4-2.
Panathinaikos raint Victoria Plzeň After a 1-1 draw in the second game, the score was 4-3 in a penalty shootout, making the score 3-3 on aggregate.
Nottingham Forest Lost 2-1 at home Fenerbahce But Callum Hudson-Odoi’s second-half goal proved decisive, taking them 4-2 on aggregate.
Bologna Beat the 10-seater fire They’re 1-0 on the night and 2-0 on total. Genk survived the counterattack. Dinamo Zagreb He scored three goals to make it 3-1 on the night and 4-4 on aggregate before being sent off with two goals either side of the home side in overtime.
Tottenham won the Europa League with a win against Bilbao.
When is the 2025/26 knockout phase?
Europa League
Round of 16 draw: February 27th
round of 16: March 12th, 19th
quarterfinal: April 9th, 16th
semifinal: April 30, May 7
critical: May 20th
Chelsea won the Conference League in the 2024/25 campaign.
conference league
Round of 16 draw: February 27th
round of 16: March 12th, 19th
quarterfinal: April 9th, 16th
semifinal: April 30, May 7
critical: May 27th
Where are the finals?
The Europa League final will be held on May 20 at Besiktas Park in Istanbul.
The conference league finals will be held at the Leipzig Stadium a week later on May 27.
