🏆 Conference League: playoff match-ups confirmed | OneFootball

The UEFA Conference League enters its most decisive phase with the official confirmation of the matchups for the playoff round.

After the draw held this morning, the teams now know the path they must take if they want to reach the round of 16.

Among the most notable clashes is the matchup between Zrinjski and Crystal Palace, where the English side are the favorites but will have to prove their strength in what is always a challenging setting.

Another highlight of this knockout stage will be the duel between Jagiellonia and Fiorentina. The Italian team, a regular in the finals of this competition in recent years, will have to travel to Poland to defend their status as title contenders.

The rest of the matchups

Meanwhile, Armenian side Noah will face AZ Alkmaar, a clash that promises technical intensity and will test the resilience of the Dutch team against the tournament’s biggest surprise.

In the rest of the matchups, we see closely matched duels such as Omonoia versus Rijeka and Drita against Celje, encounters where home advantage in the second leg could be decisive.

Additionally, Sigma Olomouc will take on Lausanne-Sport in a Central European duel that is attracting a lot of attention, while KuPS Kuopio will face the historic Lech Poznań and Shkëndija will seek an epic result against Turkish side Samsunspor.

When will this knockout round be played?

The first-leg matches will be played on February 19, 2026, while the second-leg games will take place just a week later, on February 26, 2026. 

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