UEFA Europa League 2025-26 Each team contests eight league phase ties – four at home and four away – against different opposition LEAGUE STAGE: MATCHDAY 3 OCT 23: 18:45 matches Feyenoord NED - Panathinaikos GRE Salzburg AUT - Ferencváros HUN Fenerbahçe TUR - Stuttgart GER Braga POR - Red Star SRB Lyon FRA - Basel SUI FCSB ROM - Bologna ITA GA Eagles NED - Aston Villa ENG Genk BEL - Real Betis ESP Brann NOR - Rangers SCO 21:00 AS Roma ITA - Viktoria Plzeň CZE Lille FRA - PAOK GRE Celtic SCO - Sturm Graz AUT Mac. Tel-Aviv ISR- Midtjylland DEN Young Boys SUI - Ludogorets BUL Freiburg GER - Utrecht NED Notts. Forest ENG- Porto POR Celta Vigo ESP - Nice FRA Malmö SWE - GNK Dinamo CRO REVIVED VILLA: Aston Villa travel to face Go Ahead Eagles on streak of five successive wins in all competitions – with coach Unai Emery praising team’s mentality and positive energy UEFA Europa League: Most successful coaches Points* Unai Emery Titles: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021 219 Giovanni Trapattoni 1977, 1991, 1993 180 Jupp Heynckes – 157 Jorge Jesus – 149 Ernesto Valverde – 140 Huub Stevens 1997 137 Morgan Rogers Aston Villa attacking threat gaining confidence Sources: UEFA, Transfermarkt Picture: Getty Images *Win: 3pts, Draw: 1pt © GRAPHIC NEWS