Here is the complete overview of the pots and the regulations for the new group stage of the Europa League. The possible opponents of Milan and Juventus

The pots for the Europa League draw, scheduled for tomorrow at 13:00, are listed below with Milan and Juventus as the featured clubs. The ceremony will determine the European path of the two Italian sides in the revamped group stage of the competition, which follows a format based on four different pots and a total of eight matches for each club.

The composition of the four pots

FIRST POT Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Juventus, Milan, Lyon, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiacos, Real Sociedad, Marseille

SECOND POT Ferencvaros, Plzen, Saint‑Gilloise, Dinamo Zagreb, Salzburg, Celtic, Sparta Prague, Rennes, Anderlecht

THIRD POT Sturm Graz, Lech Poznan, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Sunderland, Celje, Jagiellonia, Omonia Nicosia, Celta Vigo

FOURTH POT Hoffenheim, Besiktas, Torreense, Hapoel Be’er Sheva, NEC Nijmegen, OFI Crete, Lillestrom, Levski Sofia, Ararat‑Armenia

The rules and schedule of the tournament

Each team will face two opponents from each of the four pots, for a total of eight matches: four home and four away, determined by the software. No team from the same national federation will be drawn against another in the group stage; consequently, Milan and Juventus cannot face each other in the group stage, but only from the playoffs onward. No more than two opponents can come from the same federation.

The regulations state that the first eight of the group stage qualify directly for the round of 16, while those placed 9th to 24th enter the play‑offs. The play‑off draw will take place on 29 January, with two‑legged ties scheduled for 18 and 25 February 2027. The round of 16 will be drawn on 26 February, with the full bracket completed up to the final, and matches will be played on 11 and 18 March. The journey will continue with the quarter‑finals on 8 and 15 April, the semi‑finals on 29 April and 6 May, while the concluding act will take place in Frankfurt on 26 May 2027. The bottom 12 teams at the end of the group stage will be eliminated.