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AC Milan have discovered their opponents for the league phase of the 2026-27 Europa League, and it is a predictable intriguing draw. Just like in the Champions League, the 36 teams participating in the Europa League were divided into four pots of nine before the draw. UEFA co-efficient points were used to determine who went where, and Milan were subsequently in the top group (Pot 1). Read SempreMilan ad-free and get access to exclusive news. Click here for a free trial! There are eight games in the first ‘league’ phase. Milan will be facing two teams from each pot, ensuring an even set of fixtures. Half of these games will be played at home, whilst the other half will be played away from San Siro. Finishing in the top eight after the eight games secures automatic passage into the final 16. If the Rossoneri were to in the middle 16 (teams 9-24), there would be a play-off (seeded into top half and bottom half) to determine who joins the top eight in the last-16. The possible opponents were as follows: Pot one: Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Lyon, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos, Real Sociedad, Marseille. Pot two: Dinamo Zagreb, Celtic, Sparta Prague, Rennes Pot three: Celje, Celta Vigo Pot four: Levski Sofia Who AC Milan were drawn against The draw took place on Friday 28 August from 13:00 CEST in Monaco, and below are the opponents that the Rossoneri goal: 🇵🇹 Benfica (H) 🇬🇷 Olympiacos (A) 🇭🇺 Ferencvaros (H) 🇦🇹 Salzburg (A) 🏴 Sunderland (H) 🏴 Bournemouth (A) 🇦🇲 Ararat-Armenia (H) 🇧🇬 Levski Sofa (A) 🗣 Give us your reaction 👇