Rangers were eliminated from the Europa Cup after last season’s runners-up Hammarby earned a 3-0 win at Broadwood Stadium, completing a 5-0 aggregate triumph. The team occupying second place in Sweden’s 2026 top division needed just 13 minutes to increase their advantage from the opening leg. Defender Mathilde Janzen delivered an excellent pass behind the […]
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Heart of Midlothian were eliminated from the Women’s Europa Cup after suffering a comprehensive 4-0 defeat to Real Sociedad in the second leg of their second-round qualifying tie. Following a goalless first leg in Edinburgh, the Scottish champions struggled to create scoring opportunities in San Sebastian. The home side dominated from the outset and made […]
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The first set of league-phase fixtures in the 2026-27 Europa League begins on Wednesday evening, one day ahead of the tournament’s traditional schedule. Europa League and Conference League matches are normally held on Thursday evenings. However, games may occasionally be moved when they clash with other European fixtures taking place in nearby locations. This Wednesday, […]
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Next season, the Scottish Cup holders will enter the Europa League in the opening qualifying round. If the cup winners also claim the league championship, that place will instead go to the Premiership runners-up. The non-champions route is considerably more competitive, featuring clubs that secured qualification through their league positions in nations including Belgium, Turkey, […]
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Although the complete list of qualifiers has not yet been settled, most of the clubs expected to be placed in pot one are already known. Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, AC Milan, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos, Real Sociedad and Marseille are set to occupy seven of the nine positions in pot one. The side defeated in the Champions […]
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Derek McInnes’s early spell in charge of Rangers has descended into turmoil after his team were eliminated from the Europa League qualifiers by Jagiellonia Bialystok, losing 3-2 on aggregate following a 1-1 draw at Ibrox. Rangers entered the match trailing 2-1 after last week’s first leg in Poland, but hopes of a comeback grew when […]
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Thursday evening’s Europa League return match between Polish titleholders Lech Poznan and Faroese champions KÍ Klaksvík could be in doubt, as thick fog has prevented the Polish side from reaching the Faroe Islands as planned. Lech secured a 1-0 victory in Poznan in the opening leg thanks to a late strike by Ivory Coast forward […]
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