Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White reacts and asks the fans not to boo teammate Omari Hutchinson, not pictured, during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers, in Nottingham, England, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Joe Giddens
Welcome to our live clockwatch coverage of the UEFA Europa League 2025-26 knockout phase play-off first leg fixtures on Thursday, February 19, 2026. In the early kick-offs, Turkish giants Fenerbahce will host Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest in Istanbul, while Norwegian side Brann will hope to upset Serie A’s Bologna. Dinamo Zagreb and PAOK will also be in action, hosting Genk and Celta Vigo, respectively. Later in the evening, big names like Panathinaikos, Lille, and Celtic will be in action. Panathinaikos will host Viktoria Plzen in Athens, while Lille will take on Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade). The heavyweight fixture will be at Celtic Park, where Celtic will host Stuttgart. Ludogorets will face Ferencvaros. Follow the play-by-play updates from the UEFA Europa League play-off leg 1 matches right here.
LIVE UPDATES
Europa League LIVE Scores: PAOK vs Celta Vigo
34′, PAOK 0-1 Celta Vigo: Veteran striker Iago Aspas puts Celta ahead with a shot from the edge of the penalty area that found the back of the net.
Europa League LIVE Scores: Genk, Forest Score
21′, Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Genk: El Ouahdi doubles the visitors’ lead with a good finish from close range, finding the back of thet net.
22′, Fenerbahce 0-1 Nottingham Forest: What a goal from Murillo to put Forest ahead!! The Brazilian centre-back won the ball just over the half-way line and then ran past a number of challenges before pulling the trigger. The shot flies past Ederson.
Europa League LIVE Scores: Dinamo vs Genk
15′, Dinamo Zagreb 0-1 Genk: Heynen has found the back of the net to put Genk ahead. The cross from Karetsas was a good one, and the Genk skipper headed it in past the goalkeeper.
Europa League LIVE Scores: Brann vs Bologna
9′, Brann 0-1 Bologna: Santiago Castro has put the Serie A side ahead inside the opening 10 minutes, finding the back of the net from an acute angle.
Europa League LIVE Scores: Kick-Off!
The four 11:15 PM fixtures have all kicked off:
Brann vs Bologna LIVE Score, Europa League: Bologna Playing XI
Starting XI: Lukasz Skorupski; Nadir Zortea, Martin Vitik, Jhon Lucumi, Juan Miranda; Lewis Ferguson (c), Remo Freuler, Nikola Moro; Federico Bernardeschi, Santiago Castro, Nicolo Cambiaghi.
Bench: Federico Ravaglia (gk), Massimo Pessina (gk), Torbjorn Heggem, Nicolo Casale, Joao Mario, Tommaso Pobega, Riccardo Orsolini, Jens Odgaard, Simon Sohm, Benjamin Dominguez, Jonathan Rowe, Thijs Dallinga.
Brann vs Bologna LIVE Score, Europa League: Brann Playing XI
Starting XI: Matia Dyngeland; Denzel De Roeve, Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen (c), Nana Kwame Boakye, Joachim Soltvedt; Kristall Mani Ingason, Jacob Lungi Sorensen, Felix Horn Myhre; Ulrik Mathisen, Noah Jean Holm, Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson.
Bench: Simen Vidtun Nilsen (gk), Mathias Engevik Klausen (gk), Vetle Winger Dragsnes, Thore Baardsen Pedersen, Rasmus Holten, Jesper Nerhus Eikrem, Lars Remmem, Bard Finne, Mads Berg Sande, Markus Haaland.
Dinamo vs Genk LIVE Score, Europa League: Genk Playing XI
Starting XI: Tobias Okiki Lawal; Zakaria El Ouahidi, Matte Smets, Mujaid Sadick, Joris Kayembe; Daan Heymans, Jarne Steuckers, Bryan Heynen (c); Junya Ito, Aaron Bibout, Konstantinos Karetsas.
Bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge (gk), Emile Doucoure (gk), Yaimar Medina, Adrian Palacios, Ibrahima Sony Bangoura, Noah Adedeji-Sternberg, Ken Nkuba, Nikolas Sattlberger, Yira Collins Sor, Robin Mirisola, Jusef Erabi.
Dinamo vs Genk LIVE Score, Europa League: Dinamo Playing XI
Starting XI: Dominik Livakovic; Moris Valincic, Sergi Dominguez, Scott McKenna, Matteo Perez Vinlof; Luka Stojkovic, Josip Misic (c), Miha Zajc; Fran Topic, Dion Drena Beljo, Arber Hoxha.
Bench: Ivan Filipovic (gk), Bruno Goda, Kevin Theophile-Catherine, Niko Galesic, Gabriel Vidovic, Marko Soldo, Mateo Lisica, Patrik Horvat, Cardoso Varela, Monsef Bakrar.
Fenerbahce vs Nottingham Forest LIVE Score, Europa League: Nottingham Forest Playing XI
Starting XI: Stefan Ortega; Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams; Elliott Anderson, Ibrahim Sangare; Calum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White (c), Omari Hutchinson; Igor Jesus.
Bench: Angus Gunn (gk), Keehan Willows (gk), Morato, Jair, Zach Abbott, Dan Ndoye, Nicolas Dominguez, Ryan Yates, James McAtee, Dilane Bakwa, Lorenzo Lucca.
Fenerbahce vs Nottingham Forest LIVE Score, Europa League: Fenerbahce Playing XI
Starting XI: Ederson; Nelson Semedo, Milan Skriniar (c), Jayden Oosterwolde, Mert Muldur; Matteo Guendouzi, N’Golo Kante; Marco Asensio, Anderson Talisca, Kerem Akturkoglu; Sidiki Cherif.
Bench: Tarik Cetin (gk), Engin Can Biterge (gk), Archie Brown, Carglar Soyuncu, Yigit Efe Demir, Levent Mercan,Ismail Yuksek, Fred, Oguz Aydin, Dorgeles Nene, Alaettin Ekici.
PAOK vs Celta Vigo LIVE Score, Europa League: Celta Vigo Playing XI
Starting XI: Ionut Radio; Oscar Mingueza, Carl Starfelt, Marcos Alonso; Javi Rodriguez, Miguel Roman, Ilaix Moriba, Sergio Carreira; Iago Aspas (c), Borja Iglesias, Williot Swedberg.
Bench: Ivan Villar (gk), Manu Fernandez, Javier Rueda, Mihailo Ristic, Carlso Dominguez, Yoel Lago, Matias Vecino, Hugo Alvarez, Fer Lopez, Jones El-ABdellaoui, Ferran Jutgla, Pablo Duran.
PAOK vs Celta Vigo LIVE Score, Europa League: PAOK Playing XI
Starting XI: Antonis Tsiftsis; Jonjoe Kenny, Alessandro Vogliacco, Dejan Lovren, Greg Taylor; Mady Camara, Magomed Ozdoev; Andrija Zivkovic (c), Christos Zafeiris, Taison; Alexander Jeremejeff.
Bench: Jiri Pavlenka (gk), Dimitrios Monastirlis gk), oannis Michailidis, Tomasz Kedziora, Abdul Rahman Baba, Konstantinos Thymianis,Jorge Sanchez, Alessandro Bianco, Dimitrios Berdos, Dimitrios Chatsidis, ANestis Mythou.
Europa League LIVE Scores: Welcome!
Hello, football fans! This is the start of our live clockwatch blog, covering all the UEFA Europa League knockout phase play-off first-leg matches taking place tonight. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.