The battle for 2025/26 Europa League glory continues this week with some intriguing group stage clashes.
The clash between English club Nottingham Forest and former Champions League winners FC Porto headlines Matchday 3, which will also see Olympique Lyon take on Basel and Fenerbahce lock horns with Stuttgart.
This year's Europa League features 36 clubs, with the top eight qualifying directly for the Round of 16. Teams placed in positions nine through 24 will compete in a Knockout Phase Play-Offs to secure their berth in the Round of 16.
Tottenham Hotspur lifted the trophy last year 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.
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are the two teams from the Premier League to earn their spots in the 2025/26 Europa League.
AllSportsPeople looks at the key fixture details and how to follow the matches.
Europa League live streams, TV channels in the UK
Europa League matches for the 2025/26 season will largely be shown on TNT Sports.
The Europa League is the second most prestigious title in Europe football and sits just below the UEFA Champions League. For fans in the United Kingdom, Europa League matches will be live telecast across TNT Sports Network and its streaming service discovery+.
TNT Sports is available on discovery+, but unlike many other broadcasters, it isn’t tied down to just one streaming platform. Instead, users can access TNT through several providers, including Amazon Prime Video, where existing customers can purchase the discovery+ add-on.
If you're new to Amazon Prime, you can take advantage of a 30-day free trial (typically £8.99 per month), giving you access to all the football coverage available on the platform.
Latest Europa League 2025/26 fixtures
Here is latest schedule for this week's Europa League matches:
All times BST
Thursday, October 23
- Feyenoord vs. Panathinaikos (3:30 p.m.)
- RB Salzburg vs. Ferencvaros (5:45 p.m.)
- Go Ahead Eagles vs. Aston Villa (5:45 p.m.)
- Genk vs. Real Betis (5:45 p.m.)
- Olympique Lyon vs. Basel (5:45 p.m.)
- Fenerbahce vs. Stuttgart (5:45 p.m.)
- Bucuresti vs. Bologna (5:45 p.m.)
- Brann vs. Rangers (5:45 p.m.)
- Sporting Braga vs. Red Star Belgrade (5:45 p.m.)
- Celta de Vigo vs. Nice (8 p.m.)
- Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Midtjylland (8 p.m.)
- Freiburg vs. Utrecht (8 p.m.)
- Nottingham Forest vs. Porto (8 p.m.)
- Malmo vs. Dinamo Zagreb (8 p.m.)
- Lille vs. PAOK (8 p.m.)
- Young Boys vs. Ludogorets (8 p.m.)
- Roma vs Viktoria Plzen (8 p.m.)
- Celtic vs. Sturm Graz (8 p.m.)