Results from Europa League on Wednesday and schedule for Thursday in quarter-finals

Most of the Europa League quarter-finals take place tonight, but Betis and Braga played yesterday.
Text: Javier Escribano
Published 2026-04-09

UEFA Europa League returned on Wednesday, April 8, with a match between Braga and Betis, that was moved forward from the usual date on Thursdays. The match ended 1-1 in Italy, leaving everything unresolved for the second leg to be played in Seville next week.

The rest of games will all take place this evening at the same time, involving teams like Freiburg, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, and Porto:

Europa League games on Thursday, April 9


Bologna vs Aston Villa — 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST
Porto vs Nottingham Forest — 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST
Freiburg vs Celta Vigo — 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST


Europa League games on Thursday, April 16


Celta Vigo vs. Freiburg — 18:45 CEST / 17:45 BST
Real Betis vs. Braga (1-1) — 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST
Nottingham Forest vs. Porto — 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST
Aston Villa vs. Bologna — 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST


After quarter-finals, semi-finals will take place on April 30 and May 7, with the final scheduled for May 20. Who do you think will win Europa League this season?

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