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Quarterfinal first-leg highlights
The Europa League and Conference League quarterfinal first legs took place this week as teams attempt to progress towards the final in Istanbul.
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Braga and Real Betis played out a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, but all other Europa League games were staged on Thursday. All four Conference League matches were also today.
Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace were all involved, while recognisable big European names such as Fiorentina, Porto and Bologna are all bidding to progress.
The Sporting News will be tracking live score updates and highlights below.
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Europa League quarterfinal scores
Bologna vs. Aston Villa
Freiburg vs. Celta Vigo
Porto vs. Nottingham Forest
Braga vs. Real Betis*
*Game played on Wednesday, April 8
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Conference League quarterfinal scores
Rayo Vallecano vs. AEK Athens
Crystal Palace vs. Fiorentina
Mainz vs. Strasbourg
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. AZ
Europa League, Conference League live updates, results, highlights from today’s matches
All times ET.
Fulltime scores
Europa League
Bologna 1-3 Aston Villa
Freiburg 3-0 Celta Vigo
Porto 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Conference League
Rayo Vallecano 3-0 AEK Athens
Mainz 2-0 Strasbourg
Crystal Palace 3-0 Fiorentina
Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 AZ
4:51 p.m.: What an ending in Bologna! Jonathan Rowe gets the home side a goal only for Watkins to restore the two-goal advantage. It ends 3-1!
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4:40 p.m.: Shakhtar Donetsk have taken control of their tie! They lead 3-0 against AZ, with Alisson scoring twice in the space of two minutes.
4:37 p.m.: GOAL! Matthias Ginter puts Freiburg 3-0 up against Celta Vigo.
4:26 p.m.: Forest think they have the lead in Porto but Igor Jesus is judged to have fouled the goalkeeper in making it 2-1 to the visitors.
4:11 p.m.: GOAL! Ollie Watkins puts Villa 2-0 up! This is turning into a statement win for the English side.
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3:48 p.m.: Villa lead Bologna at the break! Goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia makes a mess of things trying to reach Youri Tielemans’ corner, and Konsa has a simple header into an empty net.
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3:34 p.m.: What a first half this has been for Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell have them 2-0 up against former Conference League finalists Fiorentina.
3:32 p.m.:GOAL! Freiburg lead by two! Jan-Niklas Beste has them in control.
3:27 p.m.: Let-off for Villa! Santiago Castro thinks he’s put Bologna ahead with a cross that deflects in (just) off Ezri Konsa, but a review determines he was offside.
3:24 p.m.: Mainz lead 2-0 against Chelsea’s sister club Strasbourg! Kaishu Sano and Stefan Posch have put the Bundesliga side two goals ahead inside the first 20 minutes.
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Watch Sano’s sublime solo goal in USA:
3:15 p.m.: GOAL! Forest are level! That lead lasted barely two minutes. Martim Fernandes’ own goal sees the Premier League side restore parity — and it’s a remarkable way to concede.
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3:13 p.m.: GOAL! Porto lead Forest! William Gomes strikes to break the deadlock after Stefan Ortega had earlier made a brilliant save to keep the scores level.
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3:11 p.m.: GOAL! Freiburg lead 1-0! Vincenzo Grifo puts the German side ahead.
USA:
2:22 p.m.: RAYO WIN 3-0! Isi Palazon gets a third midway through the second half, and they will take a sizeable advantage to Greece next week.
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1:33 p.m.: GOAL! Rayo take a 2-0 lead into the break, and this time, it counts. Unai Lopez scores from close range after Thomas Strakosha’s save pushed the ball into his path.
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1:08 p.m.: Rayo think they have a second — Florian Lejeune improvises a finish from a snapshot after the visitors fail to clear a corner properly — but the goal is disallowed for offside.
12:50 p.m.: GOAL! An early breakthrough at Vallecas as Rayo take the lead! Ilias Akhomach converts from six yards out to put the hosts ahead.
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12:30 p.m.: We’ve already had one Europa League game — Braga and Real Betis drew 1-1 yesterday. We have an early Conference League kickoff between Rayo Vallecano and AZ, but every other match begins at 3 p.m. ET (that’s 9 p.m. Central European Time).
12 p.m.: It’s a big day of football on the European calendar, with three Premier League teams involved in today’s Europa League and Conference League quarterfinal first legs.
Europa League knockout phase bracket, results
Below is how the Europa League knockout schedule will look in 2025/26.
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The bracket is set from the Round of 16 onwards, meaning teams know their possible opponents in the quarterfinals and semifinals should they progress.
For the quarterfinals and semifinals, the teams listed first in each fixture will play the first legs of those ties at home, while playing away in the second leg.
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Round of 16
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Match |
Fixture |
1st Leg |
2nd Leg |
Aggregate Score |
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M1 |
Genk vs. Freiburg |
1-0 |
1-5 |
2-5 |
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M2 |
Bologna vs. Roma |
1-1 |
4-3 |
5-4 |
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M3 |
Stuttgart vs. Porto |
1-2 |
0-2 |
1-4 |
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M4 |
Ferencvaros vs. Braga |
2-0 |
0-4 |
2-4 |
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M5 |
Panathinaikos vs. Real Betis |
1-0 |
0-4 |
1-4 |
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M6 |
Nottingham Forest vs. Midtjylland |
0-1 |
2-1 |
2-2 (3-0 pens) |
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M7 |
Lille vs. Aston Villa |
0-1 |
0-2 |
0-3 |
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M8 |
Celta Vigo vs. Lyon |
1-1 |
2-0 |
3-1 |
Quarterfinals
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Match No. |
Fixture |
1st Leg |
2nd Leg |
Aggregate Score |
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QF1 |
Freiburg vs. Celta Vigo |
April 9 |
April 16 |
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QF2 |
Bologna vs. Aston Villa |
April 9 |
April 16 |
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QF3 |
Porto vs. Nottingham Forest |
April 9 |
April 16 |
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QF4 |
Braga vs. Real Betis |
1-1 |
April 16 |
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Semifinals
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Match No. |
Fixture |
1st Leg |
2nd Leg |
Aggregate Score |
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SF1 |
Winner QF 4 vs. Winner QF 1 |
April 30 |
May 7 |
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SF2 |
Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 2 |
April 30 |
May 7 |
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Final
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Match |
Score |
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Winner SF 1 vs. Winner SF 2 |
May 20 |
Europa League 2025/26 round dates
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals