Milan and Juventus Await Europa League Draw for 2026-27 Season
Milan and Juventus will learn their opponents in the Europa League for the upcoming 2026-27 season on Friday afternoon. This report provides details about the draw and the potential match-ups for the Italian teams.
Both teams qualified for the Europa League after finishing fifth and sixth in last season’s Serie A standings, respectively.
The draw for the league phase will begin at 12.00 BST, with both Milan and Juventus placed in Pot 1.
Milan and Juventus will each face two teams from Pots 1, 2, 3, and 4, with the schedule featuring four home and four away matches throughout the league phase.
2026-27 Europa League Pots
Pot 1
Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Juventus, Lyon, Milan, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiacos, Real Sociedad, Marseille.
Pot 2
Ferencvaros, Viktoria Plzen, Union SG, Dinamo Zagreb, RB Salzburg, Celtic, Sparta Prague, Rennes, Anderlecht.
Pot 3
AFC Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Sturm Graz, Lech Poznan, Sunderland, Celje, Jagiellonia Bialystok, Omonia.
Pot 4
Hoffenheim, Besiktas, Torreense, Hapoel Be’er Sheva, NEC Nihmegen, OFI Crete, Lillestrom, Aarat-Armenia, Levski Sofia.
When Will Europa League Matches Be Played?
Week 1: September 16-17
Week 2: October 15
Week 3: October 22
Week 4: November 5
Week 5: November 26
Week 6: December 10
Week 7: January 21, 2027
Week 8: January 28, 2027
Milan and Juventus are set to discover their Europa League opponents for the 2026-27 season on Friday afternoon: Here is everything you need to know about the draw and the Italian sides’ potential match-ups.
Milan and Juventus are the two Italian representatives in the 2026-27 edition of the Europa League following their respective fifth and sixth-place finishes in Serie A last season.
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Both Italian sides will be in Pot 1 in Friday’s Europa League league phase draw, which is taking place at 12.00 BST.
Irish former football international John O’Shea holds up the paper slip of AC Milan during the draw for the round of 16 of the 2023-2024 UEFA Europa League football tournament at the House of European Football in Nyon, on February 23, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
They will each be drawn against two teams from Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and will face four teams at home and four teams away over the course of the 2026-27 Europa League league phase.
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2026-27 Europa League pots
Pot 1
Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica. Juventus, Lyon, Milan, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiacos, Real Sociedad, Marseille.
Pot 2
Ferencvaros, Viktoria Plzen, Union SG, Dinamo Zagreb, RB Salzburg, Celtic, Sparta Prague, Rennes, Anderlecht.
Pot 3
AFC Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Sturm Graz, Lech Poznan, Sunderland, Celje, Jagiellonia Bialystok, Omonia.
Pot 4
Hoffenheim, Besiktas, Torreense, Hapoel Be’er Sheva, NEC Nihmegen, OFI Crete, Lillestrom, Aarat-Armenia, Levski Sofia.
When will Europa League matches be played?
FROSINONE, ITALY – AUGUST 23: Luciano Spalletti head coach of FC Juventus gestures during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AC Monza at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on August 23, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)
Week 1: September 16-17
Week 2: October 15
Week 3: October 22
Week 4: November 5
Week 5: November 26
Week 6: December 10
Week 7: January 21, 2027
Week 8; January 28, 2027
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