Intense matchups expected: Summary of the Europa League 2025-26 Round of 16 draw as all qualifying teams are confirmed.
On 27 Feb 2026, the Europa League 2025-26 competition bracket was unveiled after the second leg of the playoff round, confirming all eight teams advancing to the Round of 16 as follows.
1. Olympique Lyonnais
2. Aston Villa
3. Midtjylland
4. Real Betis
5. Porto
6. Braga
7. Freiburg
8. Roma
1. Genk
2. Bologna
3. Stuttgart
4. Ferencváros
5. Nottingham Forest
6. Celta Vigo
7. Lille
8. Panathinaikos
The eight teams from the league phase have been pre-seeded in the Round of 16 bracket based on their league phase rankings and will follow the set bracket path through to the final.
The 1st and 2nd ranked teams are placed in separate top and bottom brackets to avoid meeting before the final. Similarly, pairs ranked 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, and 7th-8th are split into different brackets.
Top bracket
Celta Vigo vs Aston Villa / Olympique Lyonnais
Genk vs Roma / Freiburg
Panathinaikos vs Real Betis / Midtjylland
Ferencváros vs Porto / Braga
Bottom bracket
Lille vs Aston Villa / Olympique Lyonnais
Bologna vs Roma / Freiburg
Nottingham Forest vs Real Betis / Midtjylland
Stuttgart vs Porto / Braga
The Europa League 2025-26 Round of 16 draw ceremony will take place on Friday, 27 Feb 2026 at 19:00 Thai time at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
