2026-27 Europa League draw: Who could Milan and Juventus face? | OneFootball

Milan and Juventus are set to discover their Europa League opponents for the 2026-27 season on Friday afternoon: Here is everything you need to know about the draw and the Italian sides’ potential match-ups.

Milan and Juventus are the two Italian representatives in the 2026-27 edition of the Europa League following their respective fifth and sixth-place finishes in Serie A last season.

Both Italian sides will be in Pot 1 in Friday’s Europa League league phase draw, which is taking place at 12.00 BST.

Irish former football international John O’Shea holds up the paper slip of AC Milan during the draw for the round of 16 of the 2023-2024 UEFA Europa League football tournament at the House of European Football in Nyon, on February 23, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

They will each be drawn against two teams from Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and will face four teams at home and four teams away over the course of the 2026-27 Europa League league phase.

2026-27 Europa League pots

Pot 1

Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica. Juventus, Lyon, Milan, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiacos, Real Sociedad, Marseille.

Pot 2

Ferencvaros, Viktoria Plzen, Union SG, Dinamo Zagreb, RB Salzburg, Celtic, Sparta Prague, Rennes, Anderlecht.

Pot 3

AFC Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Sturm Graz, Lech Poznan, Sunderland, Celje, Jagiellonia Bialystok, Omonia.

Pot 4

Hoffenheim, Besiktas, Torreense, Hapoel Be’er Sheva, NEC Nihmegen, OFI Crete, Lillestrom, Aarat-Armenia, Levski Sofia.

When will Europa League matches be played?

FROSINONE, ITALY – AUGUST 23: Luciano Spalletti head coach of FC Juventus gestures during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AC Monza at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on August 23, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)

Week 1: September 16-17

Week 2: October 15

Week 3: October 22

Week 4: November 5

Week 5: November 26

Week 6: December 10

Week 7: January 21, 2027

Week 8; January 28, 2027