UEFA Europa League league phase draw: AC Milan to meet Benfica, Sunderland and Bournemouth

The 2026–2027 UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League draws took place on Friday, setting the stage for the league phase, which kicks off on September 16. The Europa League final will be held at Frankfurt's Stadion Frankfurt on May 26 while the Conference League final will take place at the Vodafone Arena in Istanbul on June 2. The Europa League will feature some of the biggest European teams such as AC Milan, Juventus, Benfica, Bayer Leverkusen and Real Sociedad, among others. Here's the full list of games that will be played during the league phase:Europa League's league phase draw POT 1Bayer Leverkusen: Marseille (H), Lyon (A), Salzburg (H), Dinamo (A), Celje (H), Lech Poznan (A), Besiktas (H), OFI Crete (A)Benfica: Alkmaar (H), Milan (A), Celtic (H), Plzen (A), Lech Poznan (H), Omonia (A), OFI Crete (H), NEC (A)Juventus: Real Sociedad (H), Alkmaar (A), Rennes (H), Ferencvaros (A), Omonia (H), Celta (A), NEC (H), Hapoel Beer-Sheva (A) AC Milan: Benfica (H), Olympiacos (A), Ferencvaros (H), Salzburg (A), Sunderland (H), Bournemouth (A), Ararat-Armenia (H), Levski Sofia (A)Lyon: Leverkusen (H), Real Sociedad (A), Union SG (H), Anderlecht (A), Crystal Palace (H), Jagiellonia (A) Lillestrom (H), Hoffenheim (A)AZ Alkmaar: Juventus (H), Benfica (A), Dinamo (H), Sparta Prague (A), Sturm Graz (G), Sunderland (A), Hapoel Beer-Sheva (H), Ararat-Armenia (A) Olympiacos: Milan (H), Marseille (A), Sparta Prague (H), Rennes (A), Jagiellonia (H), Celja (A), Hoffenheim (A), Torreense (A)Real Sociedad: Lyon (H), Juventus (A), Plzen (H), USG (A), Bournemouth (H), Crystal Palace (A), Torreense (H), Lillestrom (A)Marseille: Olympiacos (H), Leverkusen (A), Anderlecht (H), Celtic (A), Celta (H), Sturm Graz (A), Levski Sofia (A) POT 2Ferencvaros: Juventus, Milan, Viktoria Plzen, Celtic, Celje, Lech Poznan, Torreense, HoffenheimViktoria Plzen: Benfica, Real Sociedad, Union SG, Ferencvaros, Jagiellonia, Bournemouth, Levski Sofia, LillestromUnion SG: Real Sociedad, Lyon, Celtic, Viktoria Plzen, Lech Poznan, Celta, H, Beer-Sheva, Besiktas GNK Dinamo: Leverkusen, AZ Alkmaar, Anderlecht, Rennes, Sturm Graz, Sunderland, NEC, H. Beer-ShevaSalzburg: Milan, Leverkusen, Sparta Praha, Anderlecht, Crystal Palace, Celje, Ararat-Armenia, Levski SofiaCeltic: Marseille, Benfica, Ferencvaros, Union SG, Celta, Omonia, Besiktas, Torreense Sparta Praha: Z Alkmaar, Olympiacos, Rennes, Salzburg, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Lillestrom, Ararat-ArmeniaRennes: Olympiacos, Juventus, GNK Dinamo, Sparta Praha, Omonia, Sturm graz, OFI Crete, NECAnderlecht: Lyon, Marseille, Salzburg, GNK Dinamo, Sunderland, Jagiellonia, Hoffenheim, OFI Crete POT 3Sturm Graz: Marseille, AZ Alkmaar, Rennes, GNK Dinamo, Celje, Bournemouth, OFI Crete, HoffenheimLech Poznan: Leverkusen, Benfica, Ferencvaros, Union SG, Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Torreense, OFI CreteCrystal Palace: Real Sociedad, Lyon, Sparta Praha, Salzburg, Lech Poznan, Jagiellonia, Hoffenheim, Besiktas Bournemouth: Milan, Real Sociedad, Viktoria Plzen, Sparta Praha, Sturm Graz, Celta, H. Beer-Sheva, LillestromSunderland: AZ Alkmaar, Milan, GNK Dinamo, Anderlecht, Jagiellonia, Lech Poznan, Levski Sofia, TorreenseCelje: Olympiacos, Leverkusen, Salzburg, Ferencvaros, Omonia, Sturm Graz, NEC, Ararat-Armenia Jagiellonia: Lyon, Olympiacos, Anderlecht, Viktoria Plzen, Crystal Palace, Sunderland, Ararat-Armenia, Levski SofiaOmonia: Benfica, Juventus, Celtic, Rennes, Celta, Celje, Besiktas, NECCelta: Juventus, Marseille, Union SG, Celtic, Bournemouth, Omonia, Lillestrom, H. Beer-ShevaPOT 4Hoffenheim: Lyon, Olympiacos, Ferencvaros, Anderlecth, Sturm Graz, Crystal Palace, Besiktas, OFI Crete Besiktas: Marseille, Leverkusen, Union SG, Celtic, Crystal Palace, Omonia, H. Beer Shiva, HoffenheimTorreense: Olympiacos, Real Sociedad, Celtic, Ferencvaros, Sunderland, Lech Poznan, Ararat-Armenia, LillestromH. Beer-Sheva: Juventus, AZ Alkmaar, GNK Dinamo, Union SG, Celta, Bournemouth, OFI Crete, BesiktasNEC: Benfica, Juventus, Rennes, GNK Dinamo, Omonia, Celje, Levski Sofia, Ararat-ArmeniaOFI Crete: Leverkusen, Benfica, Anderlecht, Rennes, Lech Poznan, Sturm Graz, Hoffenheim, H. Beer-ShevaLillestrom: Real Sociedad, Lyon, Viktoria Plzen, Sparta Praha, Bournemouth, Celta, Torreense, Levski SofiaLevski Sofia: Milan, Marseille, Salzburg, Viktoria Plzen, Jagiellonia, Sunderland, Lillestrom, NECArarat-Armenia: AZ Alkmaar, Milan, Sparta Praha, Salzburg, Celje, Jagiellonia, NEC, TorreenseConference League's league phase draw