Sunderland will travel to AC Milan in the Europa League and Bournemouth will host the Serie A giants as Brighton and Hearts discovered their Conference League opponents. The league phase draws for both competitions were made on Friday, with Europa League clubs set to play eight matches while Conference League sides will play six, an equal number home and away, between September 2026 and January 2027. Sunderland reached Europe for the first time in 53 years and will travel to the San Siro to face AC Milan, while Bournemouth, in their first-ever European competition, will host the Italian club.
Celtic will host Marseille and travel to Marco Silva's Benfica among their eight Europa League matches, while Crystal Palace, last season's Conference League winners, will host LaLiga side Real Sociedad and visit France's Lyon. Matchday 1: September 16/17Matchday 2: October 15Matchday 3: October 22Matchday 4: November 5Matchday 5: November 26Matchday 6: December 10Matchday 7: January 21, 2027Matchday 8: January 28, 2027 Knockout phase play-offs: February 18 & 25, 2027Round of 16: March 11 & 18, 2027Quarter-finals: April 8 & 15, 2027Semi-finals: April 29 & May 6, 2027Final: May 26, 2027 (Stadion Frankfurt, Germany) Matchday 1: October 15Matchday 2: October 22Matchday 3: November 5Matchday 4: November 26Matchday 5: December 10Matchday 6: December 17 Play Super 6 for a chance to win £1m!
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