Midweek football – the opening round of the 2024/25 Europa League season, domestic league football in Spain, domestic cup football in England and in England.
EUROPA LEAGUE
The Europa League kicks off on Wednesday and continues into Thursday. Traditional heavyweights like Manchester United, AZ Alkmaar, Galatasaray, and Anderlecht are among the teams hosting matches on Wednesday.
On Thursday, teams such as Ajax, Roma, Malmö, Lyon, and Tottenham will host their games.
This season features the new UEFA Europa League format. All 36 teams are placed in a single table. After 8 rounds of games, the top 8 teams will advance directly to the Round of 16. The next 16 teams in the standings will compete in a knockout playoff for a place in the Round of 16, while the remaining 12 teams will be eliminated.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
AZ Alkmaar vs. Elfsborg
Bodø/Glimt vs. Porto
Dynamo Kyiv vs. Lazio
Midtjylland vs. Hoffenheim
Galatasaray vs. PAOK
Manchester United vs. Twente
Nice vs. Real Sociedad
Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Slavia Prague
Anderlecht vs. Ferencváros
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Fenerbahçe vs. Union Saint-Gilloise
Malmö FF vs. Rangers
Ajax vs. Beşiktaş
Roma vs. Athletic Club
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Viktoria Plzeň
FCSB vs. RFS
Lyon vs. Olympiacos
Braga vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Qarabağ
LA LIGA
There are eight midweek games scheduled in the Spanish La Liga.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Sevilla vs. Valladolid
Valencia vs. Osasuna
Real Madrid vs. Alavés
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Girona vs. Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona vs. Getafe
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Espanyol vs. Villarreal
Las Palmas vs. Real Betis
Celta Vigo vs. Atlético Madrid
EFL CUP
Nine games of the EFL Cup were played last week—Brighton, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Manchester United, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Stoke, and Tottenham were the winners.
There are seven more EFL Cup games to be played this week, with teams like Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Newcastle United expected to advance to the next round.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Wimbledon vs. Newcastle United
Chelsea vs. Barrow
Manchester City vs. Watford
Walsall vs. Leicester City
Wycombe vs. Aston Villa
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Arsenal vs. Bolton
Liverpool vs. West Ham United
COPPA ITALIA
The Coppa Italia Round of 32 is approaching, as Serie A clubs aim to reach the final 16 of the 2024/25 Coppa Italia. Cagliari, Genoa, Lecce, Monza, Napoli, and Udinese will all host matches against teams from Serie B.
Torino and Empoli will face off, ensuring that at least one Serie A team won’t advance to the Round of 16.
Pisa and Cesena will play each other, guaranteeing that at least one Serie B team will make it to the next round.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Lecce vs. Sassuolo
Cagliari vs. Cremonese
Torino vs. Empoli
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Pisa vs. Cesena
Udinese vs. Salernitana
Genoa vs. Sampdoria
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Monza vs. Brescia
Napoli vs. Palermo
