Olympiakos Piraeus striker Ayoub El Kaabi netted twice as the Greek side cruised into a Europa Conference League final against Fiorentina thanks to a 2-0 home win over Aston Villa on Thursday that gave them a 6-2 victory on aggregate.
Lucas Beltran scored a late penalty as Fiorentina secured a 1-1 second-leg draw at Club Brugge on Wednesday to win their semi-final tie 4-3 on aggregate and secure back-to-back appearances in the Europa Conference League final.
Ayoub El Kaabi netted a hat-trick as Olympiakos stunned Aston Villa with a 4-2 away win in their Europa Conference League semi-final first leg on Thursday to give themselves a strong chance of becoming only the second Greek side to compete in a...
Here are your key dates for the end of the European soccer season, including the Champions League final, thrilling title races, relegation scraps and more.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is to miss the first leg of his team's UEFA Conference League (UECL) semifinal first leg against Olympiacos after receiving a yellow card in the penalty shootout against Lille.
World Cup winner Emiliano Martínez produced more shootout heroics against French opposition, saving twice to help Aston Villa beat Lille 4-3 on penalties to reach the Europa Conference League semifinals in France on Thursday.
A22 Sports Management, formed to assist with creating the European Super League, made public on Wednesday a letter they sent to UEFA asking for the immediate cessation of anti-competitive behaviour.
The mayor of Ghent believes the security risks are too great given the tensions from the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Several of Europe's top clubs, including Manchester United and Bayern Munich, said on Thursday they remain committed to playing in UEFA competitions following the proposal of a new 64-team European club competition by Super League's backers, A22 Sports.
The European Super League's backer set out its updated proposals for a Champions League replacement on Thursday after a European court found that UEFA's rules restricting the creation of new competitions were unlawful.
The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that governing bodies FIFA and UEFA were abusing their dominant position by forbidding clubs outright to compete in a European Super League.
All three European competitions -- Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League -- have had their draws for the knockout rounds, so let's look at the 20 teams with strongest odds of victory.
Roma will meet Feyenoord for a place in the Europa League round of 16 in the pick of the draw from the competition's knockout round playoffs.
Legia Warsaw will have no fans at their next five European away games following crowd disturbances ahead of their match at Aston Villa last month.
Spare a thought for Man United, who have been the target of some of the best visual displays by rivals fans seen in this season's Champions League.
A total of 46 arrests have been made following violence outside Villa Park before Aston Villa's game with Legia Warsaw on Thursday, West Midlands Police have said.
Fans of Polish side Legia Warsaw were barred entry to their match at Aston Villa on Thursday following clashes with police outside the stadium in which authorities said three officers were injured.
Israel will not host any UEFA-sanctioned matches until further notice, Europe's governing body said Thursday.
Poland's prime minister and soccer authorities demanded explanations from the Netherlands on Friday as two Legia Warsaw players were detained.
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 14 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 10 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| KI Klaksvik | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Maccabi Tel-Aviv | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 15 |
| KAA Gent | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 13 |
| FC Zorya Luhansk | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| Breidablik | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -13 | 0 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Viktoria Plzen | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 18 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| FC Astana | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
| Ballkani | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Club Brugge | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 16 |
| Bodo/Glimt | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
| Besiktas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| FC Lugano | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 4 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
| Legia Warsaw | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 12 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Fiorentina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +8 | 12 |
| Ferencvaros | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +3 | 10 |
| Racing Genk | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| Cukaricki Belgrade | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -14 | 0 |
| Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| PAOK Salonika | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 16 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| HJK Helsinki | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 2 |
| Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Fenerbahce | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 12 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| FC Nordsjaelland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 10 |
| FC Spartak Trnava | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -12 | 1 |
