Europa League: Matchday 1 kicking off

Matchday 1 will take place in the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday and Thursday.

A total of 36 clubs are competing in this football tournament with a new format.

The teams that finish in the first eight places will directly advance to the Round of 16.

And the clubs that finish in the 9th to 24th places will hold playoff matches for the remaining Round of 16 spots.

The Matchday 1 fixtures are as follows:

Wednesday

AZ Alkmaar - Elfsborg: 20:45 (Armenia time)

Bodo-Glimt - Porto: 20:45

Anderlecht - Ferencvaros: 23:00

Dynamo Kyiv - Lazio: 23:00

Galatasaray - PAOK: 23:00

Ludogorets - Slavia Praha: 23:00

Manchester United - Twente: 23:00

Midtjylland - Hoffenheim: 23:00

Nice - Real Sociedad: 23:00

Thursday

Fenerbahce – Union SG: 20:45

Malmo - Glasgow Rangers: 20:45

Ajax - Besiktas: 23:00

Roma - Athletic Bilbao: 23:00

Braga - Maccabi Tel Aviv: 23:00

Eintracht Frankfurt - Viktoria Plzen: 23:00

Tottenham Hotspur - Qarabag: 23:00

Lyon - Olympiacos: 23:00

FCSB - RFS: 23:00

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