We are getting to the business end of the UEFA Conference League qualifying rounds. After six weeks of football, the competition, now in its fifth season, has reached the playoff round. Forty-eight teams are looking to extend their continental journey into the fall.

This should have been a night of unabashed celebration at Selhurst Park: Crystal Palace’s first competitive game in European competition, capped by an 1-0 victory. Instead, the sense of jubilation was laced with an undercurrent of simmering rage.

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Hibs boss David Gray believes his team are still “well in this tie” despite their 2-1 loss to Legia Warsaw at Easter Road last night. And the head coach has weighed into the debate over handball rules after Rocky Bushiri was pinged by VAR in a game of high drama.

In their first continental fixture since the 2016/17 Europa League group stage, Mainz travel to Rosenborg for the first-leg of a Conference League playoff tie.RosenborgThe 26-time Norwegian champions

UEFA will hold the Champions League group stage draw on August 28 in Monaco, as confirmed in a statement. The top competition will feature 36 teams divided into four pots according to their coefficient. Each club will know their rivals and the matches will be announced before August 30.

Fenerbahce face off against Benfica in the first leg of the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League playoff round. Here’s everything you need to know about kickoff times and how to watch the match on TV or via streaming in the USA.

Shelbourne are now a catastrophe-free 90 minutes away from the league phase of the Uefa Conference League after a 3-1 win over a Linfield side that played over 70 minutes with 10 men. All Shels have to do is avoid the kind of carnage that was inflicted on the emotions when they got to Belfast next week.