UEFA Europa League

UEFA Europa League 2026/27 is still in the opening stretch. Sparta Praha lead with 3 points, level on points with Benfica after 1 of 8 rounds. Benfica sit on 3.

Sparta Praha top the table on 3 points with a goal difference of +3. Their last five reads W (1W 0D 0L). Benfica are 0 points back on 3 (GD +2, form WWWDW). Bayer Leverkusen sit third on 3, 0 points off the lead, with form W.

V. Pavlidis leads the scoring chart with 5 goals for Benfica. That is 250% of Benfica's 2 league goals this season. Recent goals: 1 against Heart Of Midlothian, 1 against Aarhus.

Round 1 produced its biggest scoreline in Ararat-Armenia 1, Sparta Praha 4. T. Guddal hit 2 for Sparta Praha on the day.

Round 2 brings 18 matches. The pick is Benfica (rank 2) at home to Celtic (rank 14) on Thursday 15 October.

The drop zone is led by Ararat-Armenia on 0 points. The full bottom four reads: AZ Alkmaar on 0 (form L), AC Milan on 0 (form L), Celje on 0 (form L), Ararat-Armenia on 0 (form LWD). Safety, held by Celta Vigo on 0, is 0 points above the cut.