Benfica lead the UEFA Europa League table after Matchday 4 of the 2026/27 league phase, ahead of Bournemouth and Ferencváros on goal difference. All three clubs have taken 12 points from four matches, while Juventus, Union Saint-Gilloise and Olympiacos are close behind on 10.
The top-eight places would provide direct passage to the round of 16 if the league phase ended now. At the other end, AC Milan are 28th following a 2–0 home defeat to Ferencváros, and the line between the play-off places and elimination remains narrow. These are the standings after the matches of 4–5 November, with four league-phase games still to play for each club.
Europa League standings after Matchday 4
Benfica top the 36-team standings with 12 points and a +10 goal difference. Bournemouth and Ferencváros also have four wins, while the final direct-qualification position is held by Beşiktaş on seven points. GNK Dinamo, in ninth, are level on points but behind on goal difference.
| Pos. | Club | P | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Benfica | 4 | +10 | 12 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 4 | +9 | 12 |
| 3 | Ferencváros | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 5 | Juventus | 4 | +7 | 10 |
| 6 | Olympiacos | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | +7 | 9 |
| 8 | Beşiktaş | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 9 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 10 | Levski Sofia | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | N.E.C. Nijmegen | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Lyon | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 15 | Anderlecht | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 16 | OFI Crete | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 17 | Rennes | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 18 | Omonia | 4 | -1 | 6 |
Positions 1–8: direct round-of-16 positions as things stand. Positions 9–24: knockout play-off positions.
| Pos. | Club | P | GD | Pts |
| 19 | Torreense | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 20 | Real Sociedad | 4 | +5 | 5 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 4 | +3 | 5 |
| 22 | Sparta Praha | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Hoffenheim | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Sturm Graz | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 25 | Celje | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 26 | Salzburg | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 27 | Celta Vigo | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 28 | AC Milan | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 29 | Jagiellonia | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 30 | Viktoria Plzeň | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 31 | Marseille | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 32 | Celtic | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 33 | Hapoel Beer-Sheva | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| 34 | Lillestrøm | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 35 | Lech Poznań | 4 | -10 | 1 |
| 36 | Ararat-Armenia | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Positions 25–36: elimination positions as things stand. Table snapshot after Matchday 4 on 5 November 2026; places are not final.
Which teams are in the direct qualification places?
Benfica, Bournemouth and Ferencváros lead the race for direct qualification after winning all four league-phase matches. Union Saint-Gilloise, Juventus and Olympiacos each have 10 points, while Leverkusen hold seventh despite losing to Marseille. Beşiktaş sit eighth on seven points, with several clubs immediately behind them on the same total.
No team has secured a final league-phase placing after only four of eight matches. A strong opening does, however, give the leaders more room for error as the final four rounds approach.
The Matchday 4 results that changed the table
Bournemouth maintained their perfect record by winning 3–1 at Sparta Praha, and Benfica beat Lech Poznań 3–1 to stay top on goal difference. Ferencváros joined them on 12 points after a 2–0 victory at Milan, a result that also pushed the Italian side further from the play-off places.
| Fixture | Final score |
| Sparta Praha vs Bournemouth | 1–3 |
| Benfica vs Lech Poznań | 3–1 |
| AC Milan vs Ferencváros | 0–2 |
| AZ Alkmaar vs Juventus | 1–2 |
| Celta Vigo vs Union SG | 1–2 |
| Real Sociedad vs Lyon | 1–1 |
| Sunderland vs GNK Dinamo | 0–2 |
| Bayer Leverkusen vs Marseille | 0–1 |
| Celtic vs Beşiktaş | 3–2 |
Juventus strengthened their position with a 2–1 win away to AZ Alkmaar. Union Saint-Gilloise also collected three points at Celta Vigo, while Marseille registered a first league-phase win at Leverkusen. Lyon drew 1–1 with Real Sociedad and stand 13th, outside the direct-qualification places after four rounds.
Juventus’s earlier league-phase meeting with Celta Vigo provides further background on their European campaign; see our Celta Vigo vs Juventus match preview.
The race for 24th place is still open
Sturm Graz occupy 24th place on four points and a −3 goal difference, narrowly ahead of Celje, also on four points but with a −4 goal difference. Salzburg have four points as well. One result could therefore change the picture substantially at the boundary between the knockout play-offs and elimination.
Milan have three points from four matches and sit 28th. Their defeat to Ferencváros leaves them outside the current top 24, although four games remain and there is still time to recover. Celtic, Marseille, Celta Vigo and Viktoria Plzeň are also on three points.
How Europa League qualification works
The Europa League league phase features 36 clubs in one table. Each team plays eight matches against eight different opponents: four at home and four away. The top eight at the end of Matchday 8 go directly to the round of 16. Clubs placed ninth to 24th contest two-legged knockout phase play-offs for the remaining eight round-of-16 spots. Teams finishing 25th to 36th are eliminated.
League-phase positions are determined by points first, with goal difference among the tiebreakers. The standings shown here are provisional and should not be confused with final qualification or elimination.
When is Europa League Matchday 5?
The next round is scheduled for Thursday, 26 November 2026. Benfica travel to Viktoria Plzeň, Bournemouth face Celta Vigo away, and Ferencváros host Celje. Juventus meet Omonia, while Lyon host Lillestrøm.
For the full fixture list and official results, see UEFA’s 2026/27 Europa League schedule.
Europa League standings and results beyond Matchday 4
With half of the league phase completed, the leading three clubs have a three-point advantage over seventh-placed Leverkusen and a five-point lead over the side currently eighth. The greater uncertainty is around the direct-qualification cutoff and the bottom of the top 24, where several teams are level on points.
For football scores and match updates across competitions, visit SportPesa Score. The official UEFA match schedule provides the confirmed Europa League fixtures and results.
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