Football Highlights CompassUEFA Europa League — Complete Guide
How the Europa League works: the 36-team league phase, the knockout rounds, how it differs from the Champions League, past winners, and official spoiler-free highlights.
What is the Europa League?
The UEFA Europa League is Europe's second-tier club competition, below the Champions League. It features strong clubs from across the continent competing for a European trophy.
The new "league phase" (2024–25 onwards)
Like the Champions League, the Europa League switched to a 36-team league phase in 2024–25: each club plays eight different opponents in a single combined table, with no groups.
How clubs reach the knockouts
Clubs ranked 1–8 advance directly to the round of 16; clubs 9–24 enter a two-legged play-off; clubs 25–36 are eliminated. From the round of 16 it is a two-legged knockout, with a single-venue final.
Why it matters — a route to the Champions League
The Europa League winner earns a place in the following season's Champions League, making it a real shortcut to Europe's top table for clubs that miss out through their domestic league.
Recent winners
Sevilla are the record champions. Recent winners: 2021–22 Eintracht Frankfurt · 2022–23 Sevilla · 2023–24 Atalanta · 2024–25 Tottenham Hotspur.
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