The wait for the UEFA Europa League has finally come to an end as Europe's second most prestigious competition is back for its 55th edition.
Last season, Tottenham lifted the trophy after beating Manchester United in a thrilling final in Bilbao. That win marked Spurs’ first major silverware since their League Cup victory in 2008, also promoting them to the UEFA Champions League.
Heading into the 2025/26 season, the Europa League will feature 36 clubs this season, coming from across Europe to battle for the silver glory.
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are the two teams from the Premier League to earn their spots in the 2025/26 Europa League. Unai Emery's Villa qualified as the sixth-placed team, whereas Forest are arriving after Crystal Palace's demotion to the Conference League.
With Spurs not defending their title this season, the wide gap for the trophy will be filled by one of those 36 clubs. The 2025/26 season appears to be promising and competitive, poised to provide complete football entertainment for fans worldwide.
The Sporting News looks at the key fixture details and how to follow the matches.
Europa League live streams, TV channels in the US
Europa League matches for the 2025/26 season will largely be shown on CBS Sports, ViX (Spanish) and TUDN (Spanish).
The Europa League is the second most prestigious title in European football and sits just below the UEFA Champions League. Europa League matches will be live telecast across ViX and TUDN in Spanish.
All UEFA matches will stream live on Paramount+ and select matches during the League Phase will air on CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo Network.
Starting this season, Paramount+ will launch its new Multiview feature, allowing fans to watch four matches at once, select their preferred audio and build their own custom matchday experience for UEFA matches.
The feature will be available exclusively for UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League competitions on web across desktop devices at launch.
Paramount+ gives subscribers the ability to watch basketball, football, golf and soccer, and they won't have to break the bank in order to follow along with the latest sporting events. Paramount+ does have a FREE trial, so new subscribers can enjoy it for one week before making a payment.
Latest Europa League 2025/26 fixtures
Here is latest schedule for this week's Europa League matches:
All times ET
Thursday, October 2
- Bologna vs. Freiburg (12:45 p.m.)
- Celtic vs. SC Braga (12:45 p.m.)
- FCSB vs. Young Boys (12:45 p.m.)
- Fenerbahce vs. Nice (12:45 p.m.)
- Ludogorets vs. Real Betis (12:45 p.m.)
- Panathinaikos vs. GA Eagles (12:45 p.m.)
- Roma vs. Lille (12:45 p.m.)
- Brann vs. Utrecht (12:45 p.m.)
- Viktoria Plzen vs. Malmo (12:45 p.m.)
- Basel vs. Stuttgart (3 p.m.)
- Celta vs. PAOK (3 p.m.)
- Porto vs. Crvena Zvezda (3 p.m.)
- Feyenoord vs. Aston Villa (3 p.m.)
- Genk vs. Ferencvaros (3 p.m.)
- M. Tel-Aviv vs. Dinamo (3 p.m.)
- Nottingham Forest vs. Midtjylland (3 p.m.)
- Lyon vs RB Salzburg (3 p.m.)
- Sturm Graz vs. Rangers (3 p.m.)