Groundhog Day Derby: 2 teams make history with 5th European clash this season
Groundhog Day doesn't come around until Monday, Feb. 2. But for two soccer teams with a serious case of déjà vu, it will feel like it's come early.
Groundhog Day doesn't come around until Monday, Feb. 2. But for two soccer teams with a serious case of déjà vu, it will feel like it's come early.
Nottingham Forest have been drawn against Turkish side Fenerbahce in the Europa League play-off round.
Newcastle United have been drawn against Qarabag in the Champions League knockout playoffs.
Feyenoord coach Robin van Persie has said watching his son, Shaqueel, get carried off injured in their game against Real Betis on Thursday was "heartbreaking."
Lyon and Aston Villa finished at the top of the Europa League standings, while Roma and Porto narrowly secured a place in the top eight to earn direct passage to the round of 16.
Nottingham Forest will play Panathinaikos or Fenerbahce in the Europa League play-off round after ending their league phase with a 4-0 win over Robbie Keane's Ferencvaros.
Nineteen-year-old substitute Jamaldeen Jimoh scored a late winner as Aston Villa came from two goals down to beat FC Salzburg 3-2 and finish in the Europa League top two amid further injury problems for boss Unai Emery.
Rangers first-half collapse saw them conclude their dismal Europa League campaign with a 3-1 defeat by Porto in the Estadio do Dragao.
From legends of music to Erling Haaland as a Viking, tifos in this season's European competitions have had it all. But fans of one club stand apart.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery confirmed Youri Tielemans is set to miss the next couple of months after he suffered an ankle injury at St James' Park on Sunday.
Seven fans of Greek soccer club PAOK Salonika died in a minibus crash in Romania while traveling to a Europa League game at Lyon, Greece's government confirmed Tuesday.
Celtic set up a Europa League play-off clash with either Ferencvaros or Stuttgart after beating Dutch side FC Utrecht 4-2 in their final group stage match at Celtic Park.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has laughed off a heated sideline altercation with Youri Tielemans after substituting the midfielder late in his side's Europa League win over Fenerbahce.
Mohamed Diomande's first-half strike gave Rangers their first Europa League win of the season as they beat Ludogorets 1-0 at Ibrox.
Nottingham Forest's hopes of earning automatic qualification to the knockout rounds of the Europa League are all-but over after a disastrous 1-0 defeat at Braga.
Aston Villa guaranteed themselves a top-eight finish in the Europa League after Jadon Sancho's first-half header secured a 1-0 victory over Fenerbahce in Turkey.
Ten-man Celtic lost a two-goal half-time lead but held on for what could be a precious Europa League point in Bologna.
The chief of the British police force who recommended that fans from Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv be banned from attending a Europa League football match against Aston Villa in Birmingham last year retired on Friday following criticism of that decision.
The U.S. dollar value dropped about 9% against a range of foreign currencies in the first months of 2025 and UEFA blames that fall for a $55M loss of revenue.
The U.K.'s home secretary urged the head of one of the country's leading police forces to resign following a report on how fans from Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv were banned from a Europa League match against Aston Villa last year.
Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain topped the UEFA prize money table getting €144.4 million ($168 million) last season.
Maccabi Tel-Aviv, whose supporters were controversially excluded from a match at Aston Villa last month, have been given a suspended one-match away fan ban by UEFA for racist chanting.
Micky van de Ven maintains he still believes in Ange Postecoglou's system despite Tottenham finishing 17th in the Premier League last season.
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 21 |
| Aston Villa | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 21 |
| FC Midtjylland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 19 |
| Real Betis | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 17 |
| FC Porto | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 17 |
| Braga | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 17 |
| SC Freiburg | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 17 |
| AS Roma | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 |
| Racing Genk | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 16 |
| Bologna | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +7 | 15 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +6 | 15 |
| Ferencvaros | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 15 |
| Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 14 |
| Viktoria Plzen | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 14 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 14 |
| Celta Vigo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 13 |
| PAOK Salonika | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 12 |
| Lille | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +3 | 12 |
| Fenerbahce | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 12 |
| Panathinaikos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 12 |
| Celtic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| SK Brann | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| Young Boys | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
| SK Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| FCSB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 7 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| FC Basel | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| RB Salzburg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 4 |
| Nice | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| FC Utrecht | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
| Malmö FF | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -11 | 1 |
| Maccabi Tel-Aviv | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -20 | 1 |