Europa League quarterfinal scores: Results, highlights from UEL, Conference League first legs

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The Europa League and Conference League quarterfinal first legs take place this week as teams attempt to progress towards the final in Istanbul.

Braga and Real Betis played out a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, but all other Europa League games will be staged on Thursday. All four Conference League matches are also today.

Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are all involved, while recognisable big European names such as Fiorentina, Porto and Bologna are all bidding to progress.

The Sporting News will be tracking live score updates and highlights below.

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Europa League quarterfinal scores

Bologna vs. Aston Villa

Freiburg vs. Celta Vigo

Porto vs. Nottingham Forest

Braga vs. Real Betis*

*Game played on Wednesday, April 8

Conference League quarterfinal scores

Rayo Vallecano vs. AEK Athens

Crystal Palace vs. Fiorentina

Mainz vs. Strasbourg

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. AZ

Europa League, Conference League live updates, results, highlights from today's matches

All times ET.

3:48 p.m.: Villa lead Bologna at the break! Goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia makes a mess of things trying to reach Youri Tielemans' corner, and Konsa has a simple header into an empty net.

3:34 p.m.: What a first half this has been for Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell have them 2-0 up against former Conference League finalists Fiorentina.

3:32 p.m.:GOAL! Freiburg lead by two! Jan-Niklas Beste has them in control.

3:27 p.m.: Let-off for Villa! Santiago Castro thinks he's put Bologna ahead with a cross that deflects in (just) off Ezri Konsa, but a review determines he was offside.

3:24 p.m.: Mainz lead 2-0 against Chelsea's sister club Strasbourg! Kaishu Sano and Stefan Posch have put the Bundesliga side two goals ahead inside the first 20 minutes.

Watch Sano's sublime solo goal in USA:

3:15 p.m.: GOAL! Forest are level! That lead lasted barely two minutes. Martim Fernandes' own goal sees the Premier League side restore parity — and it's a remarkable way to concede.

UK:

3:13 p.m.: GOAL! Porto lead Forest! William Gomes strikes to break the deadlock after Stefan Ortega had earlier made a brilliant save to keep the scores level.

UK:

3:11 p.m.: GOAL! Freiburg lead 1-0! Vincenzo Grifo puts the German side ahead.

USA:

2:22 p.m.: RAYO WIN 3-0! Isi Palazon gets a third midway through the second half, and they will take a sizeable advantage to Greece next week.

1:33 p.m.: GOAL! Rayo take a 2-0 lead into the break, and this time, it counts. Unai Lopez scores from close range after Thomas Strakosha's save pushed the ball into his path.

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UK:

1:08 p.m.: Rayo think they have a second — Florian Lejeune improvises a finish from a snapshot after the visitors fail to clear a corner properly — but the goal is disallowed for offside.

12:50 p.m.: GOAL! An early breakthrough at Vallecas as Rayo take the lead! Ilias Akhomach converts from six yards out to put the hosts ahead.

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UK:

12:30 p.m.: We've already had one Europa League game — Braga and Real Betis drew 1-1 yesterday. We have an early Conference League kickoff between Rayo Vallecano and AZ, but every other match begins at 3 p.m. ET (that's 9 p.m. Central European Time).

12 p.m.: It's a big day of football on the European calendar, with three Premier League teams involved in today's Europa League and Conference League quarterfinal first legs.

Europa League knockout phase bracket, results

Below is how the Europa League knockout schedule will look in 2025/26.

The bracket is set from the Round of 16 onwards, meaning teams know their possible opponents in the quarterfinals and semifinals should they progress.

For the quarterfinals and semifinals, the teams listed first in each fixture will play the first legs of those ties at home, while playing away in the second leg.

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Round of 16

MatchFixture1st Leg2nd LegAggregate ScoreM1Genk vs. Freiburg1-01-52-5M2Bologna vs. Roma1-14-35-4M3Stuttgart vs. Porto1-20-21-4M4Ferencvaros vs. Braga2-00-42-4M5Panathinaikos vs. Real Betis1-00-41-4M6Nottingham Forest vs. Midtjylland0-12-12-2 (3-0 pens)M7Lille vs. Aston Villa0-10-20-3M8Celta Vigo vs. Lyon1-12-03-1

Quarterfinals

Match No.Fixture1st Leg2nd LegAggregate ScoreQF1Freiburg vs. Celta VigoApril 9April 16_QF2Bologna vs. Aston VillaApril 9April 16_QF3Porto vs. Nottingham ForestApril 9April 16_QF4Braga vs. Real Betis1-1April 16_

Semifinals

Match No.Fixture1st Leg2nd LegAggregate ScoreSF1Winner QF 4 vs. Winner QF 1April 30May 7_SF2Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 2April 30May 7_

Final

MatchScoreWinner SF 1 vs. Winner SF 2May 20

Europa League 2025/26 round dates

Round of 16

  • 1st legs: March 12
  • 2nd legs: March 19

Quarterfinals

  • 1st legs: April 9
  • 2nd legs: April 16

Semifinals

  • 1st legs: April 30
  • 2nd legs: May 7

Final: May 20: Puskas Arena (Istanbul, Turkey)

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