Summary of the Europa League 2025-26 group stage standings as of 23 Jan 2026 GMT+7.
Olympique Lyonnais and Aston Villa have guaranteed automatic qualification to the round of 16 with 18 points each. Last night, Lyon won 1-0 away against Young Boys, while Aston Villa secured a 1-0 away victory over Fenerbahçe.
Following them, Freiburg is in third place with 17 points, Midtjylland fourth with 16 points, Braga fifth with 16 points, Roma sixth with 15 points, Ferencváros seventh with 15 points, and Real Betis eighth with 14 points.
Another English team, Nottingham Forest, lost 0-1 away to Braga last night, leaving them with 11 points and in 16th place, facing a tough battle to qualify automatically.
In the 2025-26 Europa League group stage featuring 36 teams, each team plays 8 matches. The top 8 teams advance automatically to the round of 16, while those ranked 9th to 24th compete in a two-legged playoff to secure one of the remaining 8 spots in the round of 16.
