On January 30, the draw for the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 play-off round took place in Nyon, Switzerland. All 16 pairs that will compete for tickets to the 1/8 finals of the tournament have been determined. The matches will take place on February 19 and 26, and the winners will join the teams that directly qualified for the next stage, reports UNN with reference to the official website of the tournament.
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After the completion of the main round, eight teams directly qualified for the 1/8 finals, while another 16 clubs, which took places from 9th to 24th in the overall tournament table, were divided into pairs for two-match play-off encounters.
Following the draw, the following pairs were formed:
- "Ludogorets" (Bulgaria) - "Ferencváros" (Hungary);
- "Dinamo" Zagreb (Croatia) - "Genk" (Belgium);
- "Celtic" (Scotland) - "Stuttgart" (Germany);
- "Brann" (Norway) - "Bologna" (Italy);
- "Panathinaikos" (Greece) - "Viktoria" Plzeň (Czech Republic);
- PAOK (Greece) - "Celta" (Spain);
- "Fenerbahçe" (Turkey) - "Nottingham Forest" (England);
- "Lille" (France) - "Crvena Zvezda" (Serbia).
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