Matchday 1 of the 2026-2027 Europa League takes place this week, featuring three French clubs: Olympique Lyonnais, Stade Rennais, and Olympique de Marseille. Here is the schedule, which is spread over two days for this round:
The matches:
Wednesday, September 16:
18:45:
Ararat-Armenia vs. Sparta Prague.
Omonia vs. Celta Vigo.
21:00:
Anderlecht vs. Olympique Lyonnais.
Olympiacos vs. Jagiellonia.
SK Sturm vs. Rennes.
AC Milan vs. Benfica.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva vs. Dinamo Zagreb.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Celje.
Sunderland vs. AZ.
Thursday, September 17:
18:45:
OFI vs. Hoffenheim.
Levski vs. RB Salzburg.
21:00:
Real Sociedad vs. Bournemouth.
Juventus vs. N.E.C.
Lillestrøm vs. Torreense.
Plzeň vs. Union SG.
Beşiktaş vs. Olympique de Marseille.
Celtic vs. Ferencváros.
Crystal Palace vs. Lech Poznań.
