Bundesliga Europa League representatives VfB Stuttgart and SC Freiburg have learned their Europa League opponents. In the league phase, each team will face eight opponents, four at home and four away.
The first match day will take place on September 24-25. The league phase continues until the end of January 2026. This will be followed by play-offs and knockout rounds. The Final is scheduled May 20, 2026, in Istanbul.
Precise dates and kickoff times are yet to be determined.
Bundesliga Europa League Draw
SC Freiburg:
FC Red Bull Salzburg (H), Lille OSC (A), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Viktoria Plzeň (A), FC Basel (H), OGC Nice (A), FC Utrecht (H), Bologna FC (A).
VfB Stuttgart:
Feyenoord Rotterdam (H), AS Roma (A), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Fenerbahçe SK (A), Young Boys Bern (H), FC Basel (A), Celta Vigo (H), Go Ahead Eagles Deventer (A).
Analysis:
Unlike in yesterday’s Champions League draw, it appears as if both Bundesliga clubs have emerged winners here. The two German clubs receive the opportunity to get off on the right foot with home fixtures against beatable opponents. Neither team must traverse an especially “rough patch” of fixtures that threaten to de-rail their campaign.
Stuttgart’s final three fixtures do pit the Swabians against the Swiss champions and the Dutch cup winners as the group phase draws to a close. Freiburg must also face Basel in-between a tough away match against Czech runners up Viktoria Plzen and Ligue 1’s OGC Nice. The final two SCF fixtures nevertheless enable the Breisgauer a chance to catch up points-wise.
GGFN | Peter Weis
