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Stuttgart and Freiburg meet strong opponents in the Europa League
The European League opponents of the Bundesliga clubs in the league are certain. The fans of VfB Stuttgart in particular can look forward to gripping European Cup evenings.
VfB Stuttgart meets in the Ligaphase of the Europa League on Feyenoord Rotterdam, AS Rome and Fenerbahce Istanbul, which has separated from star coach José Mourinho after missing the Champions League. The DFB Cup winner also plays against Celta Vigo, Young Boys Bern, Go Ahead Eagles Deventer as well as Maccabi Tel Aviv and FC Basel. This was the result of the draw in Monaco, which the former DFB team boss Jürgen Klinsmann looked after as a guest.
Landesrivale SC Freiburg also has to deal with Basel and Tel Aviv. In addition, the Badeners meet RB Salzburg, Viktoria Pilsen, OSC Lille, OGC Nice, FC Utrecht and FC Bologna.
VfB plays in Stuttgart against Feyenoord, Tel Aviv, Bern and Celta Vigo. Freiburg plays his home games against Basel, Salzburg, Tel Aviv and Utrecht. UEFA will publish the exact game plan on Sunday at the latest.
As with the premiere of the new Europa League format last season, each of the 36 participants will again play four games at home and away. It starts on September 24th and 25th with the first matchday. The preliminary round will be completed with the 8th matchday on January 29, 2026.
Europa League: Finale takes place in Istanbul
The first eight teams in the final table qualify directly for the round of 16. The clubs in places 9 to 24 fight in a intermediate round with the first and second leg for progress. The international season ends for the teams in places 25 to 36. The final will take place on May 20, 2026 in Istanbul.
It is also about revenue for the club’s treasury, the entry fee alone is 4.31 million euros per club. There is 450,000 euros for a victory in the league, 150,000 euros for a draw.
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Source: Stern
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