30.01.2026 09:27
The matches of the 8th week in the UEFA Europa League have been completed. Fenerbahçe drew 1-1 with FCSB and advanced to the playoff round. Olympique Lyon finished the league stage at the top. The playoff matches will be played on February 19 and 26.
The league stage of the second-tier organization of European club football concluded with 18 matches played at 23:00 Turkish time.
FENERBAHCE FINISHED 19TH
The yellow-blues, who collected 12 points in the league stage, finished in 19th place. Fenerbahçe, which advanced to the last 16 playoff round, could face Nottingham Forest and Viktoria Plzen as potential opponents.
In the match where national footballer Zeki Çelik played for 64 minutes, Roma returned from the away game against Panathinaikos with a 1-1 draw.
Lille, with national goalkeeper Berke Özer guarding the goal, lost 1-0 to Freiburg. Midtjylland defeated Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 in a match where Aral Şimşir scored a goal.
TEAMS THAT ADVANCED TO THE NEXT ROUND
After the end of the league stage, the teams in the top 8, namely Olympique Lyon, Aston Villa, Midtjylland, Real Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg, and Roma, advanced directly to the last 16 round.
Genk, Bologna, Stuttgart, Ferencvaros, Nottingham Forest, Viktoria Plzen, Red Star, Celta Vigo, PAOK, Lille, Fenerbahçe, Panathinaikos, Celtic, Ludogorets, Dinamo Zagreb, and Brann, which finished in the 9th to 24th places in the points table, secured their places in the playoff stage.
The 16 teams that will face each other in the playoff round will try to secure their last 16 tickets through a two-legged elimination format. The draw for the playoff round of the Europa League will be held today. The playoff matches will be played on February 19 and 26.
LYON AT THE TOP
The French team Olympique Lyon finished the league stage in first place. Lyon secured the top spot by defeating PAOK 4-2 in the last week, finishing with 21 points and ahead of Aston Villa on goal difference.
12 TEAMS ELIMINATED
Teams that finished in the 25th to 36th places in the league bid farewell to the UEFA Europa League. Young Boys, Sturm Graz, FCSB, Go Ahead Eagles, Feyenoord, Basel, Salzburg, Rangers, Nice, Utrecht, Malmö, and Maccabi Tel Aviv closed the European chapter.
The results are as follows:
- FCSB (Romania) - Fenerbahçe: 1-1
- Aston Villa (England) - Salzburg (Austria): 3-2
- Basel (Switzerland) - Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic): 0-1
- Celtic (Scotland) - Utrecht (Netherlands): 4-2
- Genk (Belgium) - Malmö (Sweden): 2-1
- Go Ahead Eagles (Netherlands) - Braga (Portugal): 0-0
- Red Star (Serbia) - Celta Vigo (Spain): 1-1
- Lille (France) - Freiburg (Germany): 1-0
- Ludogorets (Bulgaria) - Nice (France): 1-0
- Olympique Lyon (France) - PAOK (Greece): 4-2
- Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) - Bologna (Italy): 0-3
- Midtjylland (Denmark) - Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia): 2-0
- Nottingham Forest (England) - Ferencvaros (Hungary): 4-0
- Panathinaikos (Greece) - Roma (Italy): 1-1
- Porto (Portugal) - Rangers (Scotland): 3-1
- Real Betis (Spain) - Feyenoord (Netherlands): 2-1
- Sturm Graz (Austria) - Brann (Norway): 1-0
- Stuttgart (Germany) - Young Boys (Switzerland): 3-2