There are 24 teams competing in the UEFA Europa League knockout stage. Here, presented by Swissquote, we are keeping track of all the contenders’ latest form.
Europa League: Matches, draws, finalAjax
Form: DWWWWD (all competitions, most recent first)
Most recent result: Ajax 0-0 Union Berlin, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 3rd in Dutch Eredivisie
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Union Berlin, 23/02 (a)
- Interim coach John Heitinga’s four-game winning start after replacing Alfred Schreuder ended against Union Berlin.
Arsenal
Form: WLDLLW
Most recent result: Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal, 18/02, English Premier League
Where they stand: 1st in English Premier League
Through to round of 16
- The Gunners struck two added-time goals as they twice came from behind to beat Villa and end their first four-game winless run since January 2022.
Barcelona
Form: DWWWWW
Most recent result: Barcelona 2-2 Man United, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 1st in Spanish Liga
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Man United, 23/02 (h)
- Before Thursday, Barcelona were on a run of 11 consecutive wins in all competitions, including their penalty shoot-out defeat of Betis in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals.
Fenerbahçe
Form: DWWWWL
Most recent result: Adana Demirspor 1-1 Fenerbahçe, 02/02, Turkish Super League
Where they stand: 2nd in Turkish Super League
Through to round of 16
- Fenerbahçe extended their unbeaten run to five games against Adana Demirspor thanks to a late equaliser from Enner Valencia – the Ecuador forward’s eighth in his last five outings.
Ferencváros
Form: DDWWDW
Most recent result: Ferencváros 1-1 Kecskemét, 18/02, Hungarian First League
Where they stand: 1st in Hungarian First League
Through to round of 16
- Fradi are now unbeaten in nine matches (W5 D4), their longest run without a reverse since May (15 games).
Feyenoord
Form: WWWDDW
Most recent result: Feyenoord 2-1 AZ, 18/02, Dutch Eredivisie
Where they stand: 1st in Dutch Eredivisie
Through to round of 16
- Feyenoord are unbeaten in 14 games in all competitions (W10 D4), a run stretching back to November.
Freiburg
Form: WWWLWD
Most recent result: Bochum 0-2 Freiburg, 18/02, German Bundesliga
Where they stand: 4th in German Bundesliga
Through to round of 16
- Freiburg have lost only five games all season, conceding three or more goals on each occasion.
Juventus
Form: DWWWLD
Most recent result: Juventus 1-1 Nantes, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 10th in Italian Serie A
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Nantes, 23/02 (a)
- Dušan Vlahović struck his tenth goal of the season for Juventus against Nantes.
Leverkusen
Form: LWLLWW
Most recent result: Leverkusen 2-3 Monaco, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 9th in German Bundesliga
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Monaco, 23/02 (a)
- Leverkusen have won three of their last four away games, having only tasted victory once in their opening ten matches on the road this season.
Man United
Form: DWDWWW
Most recent result: Barcelona 2-2 Man United, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 3rd in English Premier League
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Barcelona, 23/02 (h)
- Marcus Rashford has scored 14 goals in his last 16 outings, including 11 in 2023.
Midtjylland
Form: DDLDWL
Most recent result: Sporting CP 1-1 Midtjylland, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 8th in Danish Super League
Knockout round play-offs: Sporting CP, 23/02 (h)
- The first leg against Sporting CP was the Danish side’s first competitive outing since 13 November.
Monaco
Form: WWWWDW
Most recent result: Leverkusen 2-3 Monaco, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 3rd in French Ligue 1
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Leverkusen, 23/02 (h)
- Monaco are unbeaten in normal time in ten matches and have only failed to score in two of their 33 games this term – both blanks came in the Europa League group stage.
Nantes
Form: DWWWLD
Most recent result: Juventus 1-1 Nantes, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 13th in French Ligue 1
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Juventus, 23/02 (h)
- Nantes have suffered just two losses in their last 19 games in all competitions (W10 D7).
PSV Eindhoven
Form: LWWDWL
Most recent result: Sevilla 3-0 PSV, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 4th in Dutch Eredivisie
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Sevilla, 23/02 (h)
- PSV suffered their second 3-0 defeat of the season on Thursday – the previous time, at Cambuur on 1 October, they bounced back with four successive wins, scoring 17 goals in the process.
Real Betis
Form: WWLLWL
Most recent result: Real Betis 2-1 Valladolid, 18/02, Spanish Liga
Where they stand: 5th in Spanish Liga
Through to round of 16
- The victory against Valladolid was Betis’s first in their last seven home games in all competitions (D2 L4).
Real Sociedad
Form: DWLDLW
Most recent result: Real Sociedad 1-1 Celta Vigo, 18/02, Spanish Liga
Where they stand: 3rd in Spanish Liga
Through to round of 16
- Robin Le Normand’s 93rd-minute own goal denied Real Sociedad an 11th win in their last 14 outings.
Rennes
Form: LLLWLL
Most recent result: Shakhtar 2-1 Rennes, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 6th in French Ligue 1
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Shakhtar, 23/02 (h)
- Les Rouge et Noir have lost seven of their last 11 games in all competitions following a run of 17 matches without defeat.
Roma
Form: LDWLLW
Most recent result: Salzburg 1-0 Roma, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 4th in Italian Serie A
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Salzburg, 23/02 (h)
- Roma have won just one of their last six away games, though the first leg against Salzburg was the first time in 13 matches on their travels when they failed to score.
Salzburg
Form: WWLWWL
Most recent result: Salzburg 1-0 Roma, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 1st in Austrian Bundesliga
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Roma, 23/02 (a)
- Salzburg have lost only four games all season, but three of those defeats have come in their last eight matches.
Sevilla
Form: WWLWLW
Most recent result: Sevilla 3-0 PSV, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 12th in Spanish Liga
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: PSV, 23/02 (h)
- Sevilla have triumphed in nine of their last 13 games, having won only three of their first 20 matches this term.
Shakhtar Donetsk
Form: WWLDWW
Most recent result: Shakhtar 2-1 Rennes, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 2nd in Ukrainian Premier League
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Rennes, 23/02 (a)
- Shakhtar beat Rennes in their first competitive outing since 23 November.
Sporting CP
Form: DLWWLW
Most recent result: Sporting CP 1-1 Midtjylland, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 4th in Portuguese Liga
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Midtjylland, 23/02 (a)
- Youssef Chermiti, 18, has scored his first two senior goals in Sporting CP’s last three games.
Union Berlin
Form: DWWWWW
Most recent result: Ajax 0-0 Union Berlin, 16/02, Europa League
Where they stand: 2nd in German Bundesliga
Knockout round play-off 2nd leg: Ajax, 23/02 (h)
- Union have started 2023 with six straight domestic victories. It is the first time they have won six in a row since March 2017 – when they were playing in the second tier.
Union Saint-Gilloise
Form: LDWWWW
Most recent result: Union SG 2-4 Standard Liège, 18/02, Belgian First League
Where they stand: 2nd in Belgian First League
Through to round of 16
- Union SG were unbeaten in 14 games (W11 D3) prior to the defeat by Standard.
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