Unai Emery’s Aston Villa will slug it out with Feyenoord and Fenerbahce in their Europa League draw, while Nottingham Forest will play against Nuno Espirito Santo’s former side Porto in their league-phase campaign.
The Villans eight (8) opponents also include, Swiss Super League Clubs, Young Boys and Basel, RB Salzburg , and Serie A side, Bologna.
Nottingham Forest could lock horns with Manager Santo’s former club, Portuguese giants, FC Porto; and Malmo.
Forest will face Spanish side, Real Betis, Portuguese side, Braga; and Hungarian side, Ferencvaros.
Other British clubs in the Europa League include Scottish Premiership club, Celtic and Rangers.
British Clubs Opponents
- Aston Villa: RB Salzburg (H), Feyenoord (A), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Fenerbahce (A), Young Boys (H), Basel (A), Bologna (H), Go Ahead Eagles (A).
- Nottingham Forest: Porto (H), Real Betis (A), Ferencvaros (H), Braga (A), FC Midtjylland (H), Sturm Graz (A), Malmo (H), Utrecht (A).
- Rangers: Roma (H), Porto (A), Braga (H), Ferencvaros (A), Ludogorets (H), Sturm Graz (A), Genk (H), Brann (A).
- Celtic: Roma (H), Feyenoord (A), Braga (H), Red Star Belgrade (A), Sturm Graz (H), FC Midtjylland (A), Utrecht (H), Bologna (A).
Knockout Stage
• Knockout-phase play-offs: 19 & 26 February 2026
• Round of 16: 12 & 19 March 2026
• Quarter-finals: 9 & 16 April 2026
• Semi-finals: 30 April & 7 May 2026
Final
The last match of the tournament will take place on 20 May 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey.
