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UEFA Europa League, Conference League: Aston Villa fly the Premier League flag

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The semifinals of the UEFA Europa League and Europa Conference League are set, with Aston Villa the last remaining Premier League representative in European competition this season.

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A day after Manchester City and Arsenal were knocked out of the Champions League, Liverpool and West Ham joined them through the exit door on the back of multi-goal defeats in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals last week.

Aston Villa, however, continue to fly the flag for the Premier League and can create a massive piece of history for the club with a few more triumphs.

Europa League semifinal schedule

Thursday, May 2

Marseille vs Atalanta — 3pm ET
AS Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen — 3pm ET

Thursday, May 9

Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Roma — 3pm ET
Atalanta vs Marseille — 3pm ET

Europa Conference League semifinal schedule

Thursday, May 2

Aston Villa vs Olympiacos — 3pm ET
Fiorentina vs Club Brugge — 3pm ET

Wednesday, May 8

Club Brugge vs Fiorentina — 12:45pm ET

Thursday, May 9

Olympiacos vs Aston Villa — 3pm ET

How to watch Europa League, Conference League knockout rounds, dates, start times

Dates: April to May
Kick off times: 12:45pm and 3pm ET
How to watch: Paramount+ and TUDN USA

Europa League quarterfinal first leg results

Thursday, April 11

Liverpool 0-3 Atalanta
Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 West Ham
AC Milan 0-1 Roma
Benfica 2-1 Marseille

Thursday, April 18

Atalanta 0-1 (3-1 agg.) Liverpool

Marseille 1-0 (2-2 agg., 4-2 PKs) Benfica

Roma 2-1 (3-1 agg.) AC Milan

West Ham 1-1 (1-3 agg.) Bayer Leverkusen

Europa Conference League quarterfinal draw, schedule

Thursday, April 11

Astn Villa 2-1 Lille
Club Bruges 1-0 PAOK
Olympiacos 2-2 Fenerbahce
Viktoria Plzen 0-0 Fiorentina

Thursday, April 18

Lille 2-3 (3-3 agg., 3-4 PKs) Aston Villa

Fiorentina 2-0 (2-0 agg.) Viktoria Plzen

Fenerbahce 1-0 (3-3 agg., 2-3 PKs) Olympiacos

PAOK 0-2 (0-3 agg.) Club Brugge

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Europa League last 16

Second leg schedule - Thursday, March 14

Slavia Prague 1-3 (3-7 agg.) AC Milan
Glasgow Rangers 0-1 (2-3 agg.) Benfica
Villarreal 3-1 (3-5 agg.) Marseille
West Ham 5-0 (5-1 agg.) SC Freiburg — Recap, video highlights, Kudus solo goal
Atalanta 2-1 (3-2 agg.) Sporting Lisbon
Brighton 1-0 (1-4 agg.) AS Roma
Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 aet (5-4 agg.) Qarabag
Liverpool 6-1 (11-2 agg.) Sparta Prague

First leg results - Wednesday, March 6

Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Atalanta (Moved forward due to Benfica vs Glasgow Rangers)

Thursday, March 7

Qarabag 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen
Sparta Prague 1-5 Liverpool — Recap, video highlights
Roma 4-0 Brighton — Recap, video highlights
Benfica 2-2 Glasgow Rangers
AC Milan 4-2 Slavia Prague
Marseille 4-0 Villarreal
SC Freiburg 1-0 West Ham United — Recap, video highlights

Europa Conference League last 16

Second leg schedule - Thursday, March 14

Fenerbahce 0-1 (3-1 agg.) Union Saint-Gilloise
Fiorentina 1-1 (5-4 agg.) Maccabi Haifa
PAOK 5-1 (5-3 agg.) Dinamo Zagreb
Viktoria Plzen 0-0 (0-0 agg., PKs 3-1) Servette
Club Brugge 3-0 (4-2 agg.) Molde
Aston Villa 4-0 (4-0 agg.) Ajax
Lille 1-1 (4-1 agg.) Sturm Graz
Maccabi Tel-Aviv 1-6 (5-7 agg.) Olympiacos

First leg results - Thursday, March 7

Ajax 0-0 Aston Villa — Recap, video highlights
Molde 2-1 Club Brugge
Olympiacos 1-4 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Strum Graz 0-3 Lille
Union Saint-Gilloise 0-3 Fenerbahce
Servette 0-0 Viktoria Plzen
Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 PAOK
Maccabi Haifa 3-4 Fiorentina

Europa League play-off round

Play-off round - First legs
Thursday, February 15

Galatasaray 3-2 Sparta Prague

Shakhtar Donetsk 2-2 Marseille

Feyenoord 1-1 Roma

Young Boys 1-3 Sporting Lisbon

AC Milan 3-0 Rennes

Sporting Braga 2-4 Qarabag

Benfica 2-1 Toulouse

Lens 0-0 SC Freiburg

Play-off round - Second legs

Thursday, February 22

SC Freiburg 3-2 (3-2 agg.) Lens

Rennes 3-2 (3-5 agg.) AC Milan

Toulouse 0-0 (1-2 agg.) Benfica

Qarabag 2-3 (6-5 agg.) Sporting Braga

Sparta Prague 4-1 (6-4 agg.) Galatasaray

Sporting Lisbon 1-1 (4-2 agg.) Young Boys

Marseille 3-1 (5-3 agg.) Shakhtar Donetsk

Roma 1-1 (2-2 agg., 4-2 PKs) Feyenoord

Europa League group stage

Matchday 1, Thursday September 21 — Video highlights, as it happened

Union Saint-Gilloise 1-1 Toulouse
LASK Linz 1-3 Liverpool
Stade Rennais FC 3-0 Maccabi Haifa
Panathinaikos FC 2-0 Villarreal
Servette FC 0-2 Slavia Prague
FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1-2 AS Roma
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4-0 BK Häcken
Qarabağ FK 1-0 Molde
West Ham United 3-1 FK TSC Bačka Topola
Olympiacos FC 2-3 SC Freiburg
AFC Ajax 3-3 Marseille
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 AEK Athens
AC Sparta Prague 3-2 Aris Limassol
Rangers FC 1-0 Real Betis
Atalanta BC 2-0 Raków Czestochowa
SK Sturm Graz 1-2 Sporting CP

Matchday 2, Thursday October 5

SC Freiburg 1-2 West Ham United — Recap, highlights
TSC Bačka Topola 2-2 Olympiacos
Marseille 2-2 Brighton — Recap, highlights
AEK Athens FC 1-1 AFC Ajax
Real Betis 2-1 AC Sparta Prague
Aris Limassol 2-1 Rangers
Sporting CP 1-2 Atalanta
Raków Czestochowa 0-1 SK Sturm Graz
Liverpool 2-0 Union Saint-Gilloise — Recap, highlights
Toulouse 1-0 LASK
Villarreal 1-0 Stade Rennais
Maccabi Haifa 0-0 Panathinaikos
AS Roma 4-0 Servette
SK Slavia Praha 6-0 Sheriff Tiraspol
Molde FK 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen
BK Häcken 0-1 Qarabağ

Matchday 3, Thursday October 26

Olympiacos 2-1 West Ham United — Recap, highlights
FK TSC Bačka Topola 1-3 SC Freiburg
Olympique de Marseille 3-1 AEK Athens FC
AC Sparta Praha 0-0 Rangers
Aris Limassol 0-1 Real Betis
SK Sturm Graz 2-2 Atalanta BC
Raków Czestochowa 1-1 Sporting Lisbon
Brighton 2-0 Ajax — Recap, highlights
Molde FK 5-1 BK Häcken
Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 LASK Linz
Liverpool 5-1 Toulouse — Recap, highlights
Villarreal CF vs Maccabi Haifa — Postponed
Panathinaikos 1-2 Stade Rennais
AS Roma 2-0 Slavia Prague
FC Sheriff Tiraspol 1-1 Servette FC
Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 Qarabağ

Matchday 4, Thursday November 9

LASK 3-0 Royal Union Saint-Gilloise
Toulouse 3-2 Liverpool
Stade Rennais 3-1 Panathinaikos
Maccabi Haifa 1-2 Villarreal
Servette 2-1 Sheriff Tiraspol
SK Slavia Praha 2-0 AS Roma
Qarabağ 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
BK Häcken - Molde FK 3pm ET
AFC Ajax 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
SC Freiburg 5-0 FK TSC Bačka Topola
West Ham United FC 1-0 Olympiacos
AEK Athens FC 0-2 Olympique de Marseille
Real Betis 4-1 Aris Limassol
Rangers 2-1 AC Sparta Praha
Atalanta 1-0 SK Sturm Graz
Sporting CP 2-1 Raków Czestochowa

Matchday 5, Thursday November 30

SC Freiburg 5-0 Olympiacos FC
FK TSC Bačka Topola 0-1 West Ham United FC
AEK Athens FC 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
AC Sparta Praha 1-0 Real Betis Balompié
Atalanta BC 1-1 Sporting CP
SK Sturm Graz 0-1 Raków Czestochowa
Olympique de Marseille 4-3 AFC Ajax
Rangers FC 1-1 Aris Limassol
Maccabi Haifa FC 0-3 Stade Rennais FC
Liverpool FC 4-0 LASK
Toulouse FC 0-0 R. Union Saint-Gilloise
Villarreal CF 3-2 Panathinaikos FC
Servette FC 1-1 AS Roma
FC Sheriff Tiraspol 2-3 SK Slavia Praha
Molde FK 2-2 Qarabağ FK
BK Häcken 0-2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Matchday 6, Thursday December 14

Royal Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 Liverpool
LASK 1-2 Toulouse
Stade Rennes 2-3 Villarreal CF
Panathinaikos 1-2 Maccabi Haifa
AS Roma 3-0 Sheriff Tiraspol
SK Slavia Praha 4-0 Servette
Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 Molde FK
Qarabağ FK 2-1 BK Häcken
West Ham United FC - SC Freiburg - 3pm ET
Olympiacos FC - FK TSC Bačka Topola - 3pm ET
AFC Ajax - AEK Athens FC - 3pm ET
Brighton & Hove Albion - Olympique de Marseille - 3pm ET
Real Betis - Rangers - 3pm ET
Aris Limasol - Sparta Prague - 3pm ET
Sporting CP - Sturm Graz - 3pm ET
Raków Czestochowa - Atalanta - 3pm ET

Europa League tables

Group A

  1. West Ham — 4-0-1, +4 GD, 12 points — ADVANCED

  2. Freiburg — 4-0-1, +12 GD, 12 points — ADVANCED

  3. Olympiacos — 1-1-3, -6 GD, 4 points

  4. TSC Backa Topola — 0-1-4, -10 GD, 1 point

Group B

  1. Marseille — 3-2-0, +5 GD, 11 points — ADVANCED

  2. Brighton — 3-1-1, +4 GD, 10 points — ADVANCED

  3. AEK Athens — 1-1-3, -4 GD, 4 points

  4. Ajax — 0-2-3, -5 GD, 2 points

Group C

  1. Real Betis — 3-0-2, +3 GD, 9 points

  2. Rangers — 2-2-1, +1 GD, 8 points

  3. Sparta Prague — 2-1-2, 0 GD, 7 points

  4. Aris Limassol — 1-1-3, -4 GD, 4 points

Group D

  1. Atalanta — 3-2-0, +4 GD, 11 points — ADVANCED

  2. Sporting CP — 2-2-1, +1 GD, 8 points — ADVANCED

  3. Sturm Graz — 1-1-3, -2 GD, 4 points

  4. Rakow Czestochowa — 1-1-3, -3 GD, 4 points

Group E

  1. Liverpool — 4-0-2, +10 GD, 12 points — ADVANCED

  2. Toulouse — 3-2-1, -1 GD, 11 points — ADVANCED

  3. Union Saint-Gilloise — 2-2-2, -3 GD, 8 points

  4. LASK Linz — 1-0-5, -5 GD, 3 points

Group F

  1. Villarreal — 4-1-1, +2 GD, 13 points — ADVANCED

  2. Rennes — 4-0-2, +2 GD, 12 points — ADVANCED

  3. Maccabi Haifa — 1-2-3, -6 GD, 5 points

  4. Panathinaikos — 1-1-4, -2 GD, 4 points

Group G

  1. Slavia Prague — 5-0-1, +13 GD, 15 points — ADVANCED

  2. AS Roma — 4-1-1, +8 GD, 13 points — ADVANCED

  3. Servette — 1-2-3, -9 GD, 5 points

  4. Sheriff Tiraspol — 0-1-5, -12 GD, 1 point

Group H

  1. Bayer Leverkusen — 6-0-0, +16 GD, 18 points — ADVANCED

  2. Qarabag — 3-1-2, -2 GD, 10 points

  3. Molde — 2-1-3, 0 GD, 7 points

  4. BK Hacken — 0-0-6, -14 GD, 0 points

How to watch Europa Conference League, dates, start times

Dates: September 21; October 5, 26; November 9, 30; December 14 (other kick off times/days for special reasons)

Kick off times: 12:45pm and 3pm ET

How to watch: Paramount+

Europa League play-off round

Play-off round - First legs
Thursday, February 15

Sturm Graz 4-1 Slovan Bratislava

Olympiacos 1-0 Ferencvaros

Molde 3-2 Legia Warsaw

Union Saint-Gilloise 2-2 Eintracht Frankfurt

Ajax 2-2 Bodo/Glimt

Real Betis 0-1 Dinamo Zagreb

Servette 0-0 Ludogorets

Maccabi Haifa 1-0 Gent

Play-off round - Second legs

Wednesday, February 21

Gent 1-1 (1-2 agg) Maccabi Haifa

Thursday, February 22

Bodo/Glimt 1-2 (3-4 agg.) Ajax

Dinamo Zagreb 1-1 (2-1 agg.) Real Betis

Ludogorets 0-1 (0-1 agg.) Servette

Ferencvaros 0-1 (0-2 agg.) Olympiacos

Legia Warsaw 0-3 (2-6 agg.) Molde

Slovan Bratislava 0-1 (1-5 agg.) Sturm Graz

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 (3-4 agg.) Union Saint-Gilloise

Europa Conference League group stage schedule

Matchday 1, September 20-21 — Video highlights, as it happened

20 September
LOSC Lille 2-0 Olimpija Ljubljana

21 September
Legia Warszawa 3-2 Aston Villa
Zrinjski 4-3 AZ Alkmaar
Genk 2-2 Fiorentina
Ferencváros 3-1 Čukarički
Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Aberdeen
HJK Helsinki 2-3 PAOK
Ludogorets Razgrad 4-0 Spartak Trnava
Fenerbahçe 3-1 Nordsjælland
Slovan Bratislava 2-1 KÍ Klaksvík
Maccabi Tel-Aviv 3-2 Breidablik
Zorya Luhansk 1-1 Gent
Viktoria Plzeň 1-0 Ballkani
Dinamo Zagreb 5-1 Astana
Club Brugge 1-1 Beşiktaş
Lugano 0-0 Bodø/Glimt

Matchday 2 fixtures

5 October
Astana 1-2 Viktoria Plzeň
Olimpija Ljubljana 0-1 Slovan Bratislava
KÍ Klaksvík 0-0 LOSC Lille
Breidablik 0-1 Zorya Luhansk
Gent 2-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Ballkani 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb
Bodø/Glimt 0-1 Club Brugge
Beşiktaş 2-3 Lugano
AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Legia Warszawa
Aston Villa 1-0 Zrinjski — Recap, highlights
Fiorentina 2-2 Ferencváros
Čukarički 0-2 Genk
PAOK 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Aberdeen 1-1 HJK Helsinki
Nordsjælland 7-1 Ludogorets Razgrad
Spartak Trnava 1-2 Fenerbahce

Matchday 3 fixtures

26 October
LOSC Lille 2-1 Slovan Bratislava
KÍ Klaksvík 3-0 Olimpija Ljubljana
Gent 5-0 Breidablik
Maccabi Tel-Aviv vs Zorya Luhansk - Postponed
Ballkani 1-2 Astana
Lugano 1-3 Club Brugge
AZ Alkmaar 1-4 Aston Villa — Recap, highlights
Fenerbahçe 3-1 Ludogorets
Dinamo Zagreb 0-1 Viktoria Plzeň
Bodø/Glimt 3-1 Beşiktaş
Zrinjski 1-2 Legia Warszawa
Genk 5-0 Ferencváros
Fiorentina 6-0 Čukarički
Eintracht Frankfurt 6-0 HJK Helsinki
Aberdeen 2-3 PAOK
Spartak Trnava 0-2 FC Nordsjælland

Matchday 4 fixtures

9 November

Astana 0-0 Ballkani
Legia Warszawa 2-0 Zrinjski
Ferencváros 1-1 Genk
Čukarički 0-1 Fiorentina
PAOK 2-2 Aberdeen
HJK Helsinki 0-1 Frankfurt
Nordsjælland 1-1 Spartak Trnava
Viktoria Plzeň 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb
Beşiktaş 1-2 Bodø/Glimt
Aston Villa 2-1 AZ Alkmaar
Ludogorets 2-0 Fenerbahçe
Slovan Bratislava 1-1 LOSC Lille
Olimpija Ljubljana 2-0 KÍ Klaksvík
Breidablik 2-3 Gent
Zorya Luhansk 1-3 Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Club Brugge 2-0 FC Lugano

Matchday 5 fixtures

30 November
Astana vs Dinamo Zagreb - 11:30am ET
Olimpija Ljubljana vs LOSC Lille - 12:45pm ET
KÍ Klaksvík vs Slovan Bratislava - 12:45pm ET
Gent vs Zorya Luhansk - 12:45pm ET
Ballkani vs Viktoria Plzeň - 12:45pm ET
Bodø/Glimt vs Lugano - 12:45pm ET
Beşiktaş vs Club Brugge - 12:45pm ET
AZ Alkmaar vs Zrinjski - 12:45pm ET
HJK Helsinki vs Aberdeen - 12:45pm ET
Breidablik vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv - 3pm ET
Aston Villa vs Legia Warszawa - 3pm ET
Fiorentina vs Genk - 3pm ET
Čukarički vs Ferencváros - 3pm ET
Frankfurt vs PAOK - 3pm ET
Nordsjælland vs Fenerbahçe - 3pm ET
Spartak Trnava vs Ludogorets - 3pm ET

Matchday 6 fixtures

14 December
Legia Warszawa 2-0 AZ Alkmaar
Zrinjski 1-1 Aston Villa
Genk 2-0 Čukarički
Ferencváros 1-1 Fiorentina
PAOK 4-2 HJK Helsinki
Aberdeen 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Ludogorets 1-0 Nordsjælland
Fenerbahçe 4-0 Spartak Trnava
Slovan Bratislava vs Olimpija Ljubljana - 3pm ET
LOSC Lille vs KÍ Klaksvík - 3pm ET
Maccabi Tel-Aviv vs Gent - 3pm ET
Zorya Luhansk vs Breidablik - 3pm ET
Viktoria Plzeň vs Astana - 3pm ET
Dinamo Zagreb vs Ballkani - 3pm ET
Club Brugge vs Bodø/Glimt - 3pm ET
Lugano vs Beşiktaş - 3pm ET

Conference League tables

Group A

  1. Lille — 2-2-0, +3 GD, 8 points

  2. Slovan Bratislava — 2-1-1, +1 GD, 7 points

  3. KI Klaksvik — 1-1-2, 0 GD, 4 points

  4. Olimpija Ljubljana — 1-0-3, -4 GD, 3 points

Group B

  1. Gent —3-1-0, +8 GD, 10 points

  2. Maccabi Tel Aviv — 2-0-1, +1 GD, 6 points

  3. Zorya Luhansk — 1-1-1, -1 GD, 4 points

  4. Breidablik — 0-0-4, -8 GD, 0 points

Group C

  1. Viktoria Plzen — 4-0-0, +4 GD, 12 points

  2. Astana — 1-1-2, -4 GD, 4 points

  3. Ballkani — 1-1-2, 0 GD, 4 points

  4. Dinamo Zagreb — 1-0-3, 0 GD, 3 points

Group D

  1. Club Brugge — 3-1-0, +5 GD, 10 points

  2. Bodo/Glimt — 2-1-1, +2 GD, 7 points

  3. Lugano — 1-1-2, -3 GD, 4 points

  4. Besiktas — 0-1-3, -4 GD, 1 point

Group E

  1. Aston Villa — 4-1-1, +5 GD, 13 points

  2. Legia Warsaw — 4-0-2, +4 GD, 12 points

  3. AZ Alkmaar — 2-0-4, -5 GD, 6 points

  4. Zrinjski Mostar — 1-1-4, -4 GD, 4 points

Group F

  1. Fiorentina — 3-3-0, +8 GD, 12 points

  2. Ferencvaros — 2-4-0, +3 GD, 10 points

  3. Genk — 2-3-1, +3 GD, 9 points

  4. Cukaricki — 0-0-6, -14 GD, 0 points

Group G

  1. PAOK — 5-1-0, +6 GD, 16 points

  2. Eintracht Frankfurt — 3-0-3, +4 GD, 9 points

  3. Aberdeen — 1-3-2, 0 GD, 6 points

  4. HJK Helsinki — 0-2-4, -10 GD, 2 point

Group H

  1. Fenerbahce — 4-0-2, +2 GD, 12 points

  2. Ludogorets Razgrad — 4-0-2, 0 GD, 12 points

  3. Nordsjaelland — 3-1-2, +10 GD, 10 points

  4. Spartak Trnava — 0-1-5, -12 GD, 1 point