Season 2025/2026
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa League Standings
The UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 standings are led by Lyon with 21 points after 8 rounds, level on points with Aston Villa, while FC Midtjylland are 2 points off the pace. Lyon have scored 18 and conceded 5. Form: WWWWL.
Standings
| Pos | Club | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lyon | 8 | +13 | 21 |
| 2 |  Aston Villa | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 |  FC Midtjylland | 8 | +10 | 19 |
| 4 |  Real Betis | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 5 |  FC Porto | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 6 |  SC Braga | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 8 |  AS Roma | 8 | +7 | 16 |
| 9 |  Genk | 8 | +4 | 16 |
| 10 |  Bologna | 8 | +7 | 15 |
| 11 |  VfB Stuttgart | 8 | +6 | 15 |
| 12 |  Ferencvarosi TC | 8 | +1 | 15 |
| 13 |  Nottingham Forest | 8 | +8 | 14 |
| 14 |  Plzen | 8 | +5 | 14 |
| 15 |  FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | +1 | 14 |
| 16 |  Celta Vigo | 8 | +4 | 13 |
| 17 |  PAOK | 8 | +3 | 12 |
| 18 |  Lille | 8 | +3 | 12 |
| 19 |  Fenerbahçe | 8 | +3 | 12 |
| 20 |  Panathinaikos | 8 | +2 | 12 |
| 21 |  Celtic | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 22 |  Ludogorets | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 23 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 24 |  Brann | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 25 |  BSC Young Boys | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 26 |  Sturm Graz | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 27 |  FCSB | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 28 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 29 |  Feyenoord | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 30 |  FC Basel 1893 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 31 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 32 |  Rangers | 8 | -9 | 4 |
| 33 |  Nice | 8 | -8 | 3 |
| 34 |  Utrecht | 8 | -10 | 1 |
| 35 |  Malmo FF | 8 | -11 | 1 |
| 36 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8 | -20 | 1 |
Title contenders
Lyon and Aston Villa are level on 21 points after 8 matches. FC Midtjylland sit third on 19 points, 2 off the top. Lyon have a goal difference of +13, against +8 for Aston Villa. Over the last 5 matches Lyon have won 3, Aston Villa 4 and FC Midtjylland 3.
European places
The race for European places runs through 4 Champions League spots and 2 Europa League spots. Real Betis sit highest with 17 points, while SC Braga have 17. From 4th to 6th the gap is 0 points. A run of three results can flip the order before the next round.
Mid-table cluster
The mid-table block runs from SC Freiburg on 17 points down to Plzen on 14. The gap across these 8 teams is 3 points. A short winning run can lift any of them into the top half.
Relegation fight
Maccabi Tel Aviv sit bottom on 1 points after 8 matches. Above the drop zone, Rangers have 4 points, leaving Nice 1 short of safety. Across the last 5 matches, Nice have won 1, Utrecht have won 0, Malmo FF have won 0, Maccabi Tel Aviv have won 0.
Form table
Form leaders over the last five matches: Aston Villa 12 pts, SC Freiburg 12 pts, Lyon 10 pts. Coldest run: Malmo FF 0 pts, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 pts, Brann 1 pts. Form points decide where the table moves next.