The 2025-26 Europa League begins this week, as Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa bid to keep the UEFA Cup in the Premier League after Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester United to the silverware last season.

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Unai Emery’s Villa qualified as the sixth-place team on the Premier League table last season, while Forest’s bid to win the Europa League is due to Crystal Palace’s demotion to the Conference League.

That means last season’s winning manager, Ange Postecoglou, has a chance to go back-to-back. What is his Nottingham Forest side’s path to the knockout phase? Who are on Villa’s fixture list? And when are the games and big dates for the entire season?

Read on for all you need to know about the 2025-26 Europa League.

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