Nine months of competition in the UEFA Europa League come to a head on Thursday afternoon.
After starting qualifying in August of last year with 57 total teams, the European club tournament is down to its final four. Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, Ligue 1’s Marseille, and AS Roma and Atalanta of Serie A played the first legs of their semifinal matchups last week. On Thursday, their second legs will determine who advances to the finals.
Of those four teams, only Leverkusen has won the Europa League before – in the 1987-88 competition. Roma were runners-up last year to Sevilla and to Internazionale in 1990-91. Marseille have been runners-up three times (1998-99, 2003-04, 2017-18) but have never won. This year marks Atalanta’s first time past the quarterfinals.
Here’s everything to know about this year’s Europa League tournament.
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UEFA Europa League bracket
Winners indicated with bold.
Round of 16
- Villarreal vs. Marseille
- Rangers vs. Benfica
- West Ham vs. Freiburg
- Slavia Praha vs. Milan
- Liverpool vs. Sparta Praha
- Brighton vs. Roma
- Atalanta vs. Sporting CP
- Leverkusen vs. Qarabağ
Quarterfinals
- Roma vs. Milan
- Atalanta vs. Liverpool
- Leverkusen vs. West Ham
- Marseille vs. Benfica
Semifinals
- Atalanta vs. Marseille
- Leverkusen vs. Roma
Finals
TBD
UEFA Europa League fixtures and results
All scores aggregate scores unless otherwise noted.
Round of 16
- Marseille defeat Villarreal, 5-3
- Benfica defeat Rangers, 3-2
- West Ham defeat Freiburg, 5-1
- Milan defeat Slavia Praha, 7-3
- Liverpool defeat Sparta Praha, 11-2
- Roma defeat Brighton, 4-1
- Atalanta defeat Sporting CP, 3-2
- Leverkusen defeat Qarabağ, 5-4
Quarterfinals
- Roma defeat Milan, 3-1
- Atalanta defeat Liverpool, 3-1
- Leverkusen defeat West Ham, 3-1
- Marseilles defeat Benfica on penalties, 2-2 (4-2)
Semifinals
Leg 1
- Marseille and Atalanta drew, 1-1
- Leverkusen lead Roma, 2-0
Leg 2
Both matches will kick off at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 9. Coverage will be provided by Paramount+.
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UEFA Europa League: Odds and lines for both semifinal matches
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Wednesday.
Leverkusen vs. AS Roma
- Lines: Leverkusen (-190); Draw (+333); AS Roma (+500)
- Over: 2.5 goals (-150)
- Under: 2.5 goals (+110)
Atalanta vs. Marseille
- Lines: Atalanta (-135); Draw (+280); AS Roma (+350)
- Over: 2.5 goals (-130)
- Under: 2.5 goals (-110)
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