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Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz draw Europa League opponents
Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz have confirmed their opponents for the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League league phase following the draw in Monaco.
Red Bull Salzburg will face AC Milan, Sparta Prague, Crystal Palace, and Ararat-Armenia at home, while playing away against Bayer Leverkusen, RSC Anderlecht, NK Celje, and Levski Sofia. Salzburg secured their place in the league phase after a 3-0 home victory against Mjällby AIF, featuring two goals from Karim Konate and one from Haris Tabakovic.
Sturm Graz will host Olympique Marseille, Stade Rennes, NK Celje, and OFI Crete. Their away fixtures include matches against AZ Alkmaar, Dinamo Zagreb, Bournemouth, and TSG Hoffenheim. The Europa League league phase is scheduled to begin in mid-September 2026, with the final set to take place in Frankfurt on May 26, 2027.
Entities
AC Milan · Conference League · Danny Röhl · Europa League · FC Salzburg · Heart of Midlothian · Red Bull Salzburg · SC Freiburg · Sturm Graz · UEFA
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] SC Freiburg advanced to the Conference League league phase after a 4-1 victory over Motherwell FC.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Freiburg's goals in the 4-1 win were scored by Derry Scherhant, Igor Matanovic, Cyriaque Irié, and Keisuke Goto.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Heart of Midlothian qualified for the Conference League after winning a penalty shootout 4-3 against Rapid Wien.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Konate scored the opening goal for Salzburg in the 61st minute following a rebound from a Redzic shot. kurier.at
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Motherwell player Jake Girdwood-Reich received a red card in the 57th minute.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Salzburg won their Europa League playoff second leg 2-0 against Mjällby to advance to the league phase. kurier.at