The first legs of the UEFA Europa League 2026/27 play-off round have been played, with most ties still finely poised ahead of the decisive return fixtures. However, several teams have already taken a major step towards the next stage.

Polish sides Lech Poznań and Jagiellonia Białystok have effectively turned their second legs into a formality after securing commanding advantages. OFI Crete, Red Star Belgrade, Anderlecht and Beşiktaş have also put themselves in an excellent position to reach the league phase.

2026-27, Europa League

Day : 2026-08-20

"Trabzonspor" - "Ferencvaros" 0:1 (0:1)
Goals : Zachariassen, 17 (0:1)
Yellow Cards : - Yusuf 29; Zachariassen 43; Osvath 89; Kanichowsky 90
Red cards : Nwaiwu 90' -

"Sint-Truiden" - "Omonia" 1:0 (0:0)
Goals : Taniguchi, 90 (1:0)
Yellow Cards : Vanwesemael 50 - Duverne 51; Ewandro 85

"Egnatia" - "Lillestrom" 0:0
Yellow Cards : Fernando M. 56 -

"Jagiellonia" - "FC Iberia 1999" 4:0 (2:0)
Goals : Imaz, 34 (penalty) (1:0); Agbonifo, 45 (2:0); Natchkebia, 51 (2:1); Alhassan I., 62 (own goal) (3:1); Lozano, 90 (4:1)
Yellow Cards : Kobayashi 11 - Alhassan I. 32; Kobuladze 49; Selimovic Vahid 61; Dadiani 71; Kuliiev 81

"Lech" - "Thun" 7:0 (5:0)
Goals : Walemark, 10 (1:0); Sayyadmanesh, 20 (2:0); Walemark, 25 (3:0); Skrzypczak, 31 (4:0); Murawski, 45 (5:0); Håkans, 48 (6:0); Gumny, 79 (7:0)
Yellow Cards : Murawski 87 - Reichmuth 50; Strannegard 70

"OFI" - "CSKA Sofia" 3:0 (1:0)
Goals : Fountas, 20 (1:0); Fountas, 51 (penalty) (2:0); Dickmann, 90 (3:0)
Yellow Cards : - Sensi 53; Itu C. 80

"Crvena Zvezda" - "Viktoria Plzen" 3:0 (1:0)
Goals : Ivanic, 37 (1:0); Ivanic, 53 (2:0); Katai, 90 (penalty) (3:0)
Yellow Cards : Seol Young-Woo 31; Kostov V. 81 - Souare C. 45; Hrošovský 77; Dweh S. 84; Spáčil 88

"Universitatea Craiova" - "Ararat-Armenia" 1:1 (1:1)
Goals : Malis, 20 (0:1); Bancu, 33 (1:1)
Yellow Cards : Romanchuk O.B. 47; Rus A. 69; Etim 78 -

"Mjällby AIF" - "Red Bull Salzburg" 0:1 (0:0)
Goals : Петтерссон Т., 90 (own goal) (0:1)
Yellow Cards : Samuelsen 58 -

"Kairat" - "Anderlecht" 0:3 (0:3)
Goals : Oksanen, 3 (own goal) (0:1); Ambros, 24 (0:2); Sikan, 45 (0:3)
Yellow Cards : Oksanen 64 - Cvetkoviс 21; Maamar 49; Biancone 52
Red cards : Shirobokov 39' -

"Benfica" - "Aarhus" 3:1 (3:1)
Goals : Rafa Silva, 2 (1:0); Barreiro L., 31 (2:0); Jørgensen S., 36 (2:1); Pavlidis E., 45 (penalty) (3:1)
Yellow Cards : Barreiro L. 9; Araújo T. 24 -

"Besiktas" - "Kauno Žalgiris" 3:0 (2:0)
Goals : Oh Hyun-Gyu, 6 (1:0); Murillo А., 12 (2:0); Kökçü, 60 (penalty) (3:0)
Yellow Cards : Murillo А. 77 - Baldassarra 67; Renan Abner 68; Tolordava 72; Fiolic 82