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Europa League draw LIVE: Bournemouth, Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Celtic all learn opponents
Sunderland face a glamour trip to AC Milan in their first European season in 52 years, while Bournemouth will host the Italian giants at the Vitality Stadium on their Europe League debut. Crystal Palace face Lyon while Celtic play fellow European champions Benfica in the Europa League league phase.
Bournemouth, who finished sixth in the Premier League last season, will welcome Ruben Amorim’s Milan to the south coast and also travel to Real Sociedad. The Cherries also face Viktoria Plzen, Sparta Prague, Sturm Graz, Celta, Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Lillestrom.
Sunderland’s fans are rewarded with a trip to the San Siro as the Black Cats return to European competition for the first time since 1973-74. After finishing seventh in the Premier League last season, Sunderland also play AZ Alkmaar, GNK Dinamo, Anderlecht, Jagiellonia, Lech Poznan, Levski Sofia and Torreense.
Crystal Palace, Conference League winners last season, host Real Sociedad and travel to Lyon, while also playing Sparta Prague, Red Bull Salzburg, Lech Poznan, Jagiellonia, Hoffenheim and Besiktas, in Istanbul.
Celtic host Marseille, after their painful defeat in Champions League play-offs, and will travel to Lisbon, the scene of their 1967 European Cup victory, to face Benfica. Martin O’Neill’s side also take on Ferencvaros, Union SG, Celta, Omonia, Besiktas and Torreense.
Follow along for all the updates from the Europa League draw with our live blog below:
Conference League draw just about to start
The Conference League draw is coming quickly on the heels of the Europa League one.
The only British interest here is Brighton & Hove Albion who are in pot 2, and Heart of Midlothian, who are in pot 3.
We’ll update you on who they are drawn against plus we’ll have the results of both draws in full shortly.
Mike Jones28 August 2026 12:35
Celtic will face…
Marseille (h), Benfica (a), Ferencvaros (h), Union SG (a), Celta Vigo (h), Omonia (a), Bestikas (h), Torreense (a)
Mike Jones28 August 2026 12:33
Sunderland will play…
AZ Alkmaar (h), Milan (a), GNK Dinamo (h), Anderlecht (a), Jagiellonia (h), Lech Poznan (a), Levski Sofia (h), Torreense (a)
Mike Jones28 August 2026 12:30
Bournemouth will play…
Milan (h), Real Sociedad (a), Viktoria Plzen (h), Sparta Praha (a), Sturm Graz (h), Celta (a), H. Beer-Sheva (h), Lillestrom (a)
Mike Jones28 August 2026 12:28
Crystal Palace will face…
Skipping ahead to the draws for the Premier League teams, we have the fixtures for Crystal Palace.
Real Sociedad (h), Lyon (a), Sparta Praha (h), Salzburg (a), Lech Poznan (h), Jagiellonia (a), Hoffenheim (h), Besiktas (a)
Mike Jones28 August 2026 12:27
Lyon will face…
Leverkusen (h), Real Sociedad (a), Union Saint-Gilloise (h), Anderlecht (a), Crystal Palace (h), Jagiellonia (a), Lillestrøm (h), Hoffenheim (a)
Mike Jones28 August 2026 12:25
AC Milan will face…
Benfica (h), Olympiacos (a), Ferencvaros (a), Salzburg (h), Sunderland (h), Bournemouth (a), Ararat-Armenia (h), Levski Sofia (a)
Mike Jones28 August 2026 12:23
Juventus will face…
Real Sociedad (h), AZ Alkmaar (a), Rennes (h), Ferencarvaros (a), Omonia (h), Celta (h), N.E.C (h), H. Beer-Sheva (a)
Mike Jones28 August 2026 12:21
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