Atalanta-Ajax Is Standout Game in Conference League Draw that Sends Salah's Trabzonspor to Red Star
Ajax will visit Atalanta in the marquee tie, while Mohamed Salah’s Trabzonspor drew Red Star Belgrade and three other former European contenders.
- On Friday, the Conference League 36-team draw paired Atalanta and Ajax in the marquee fixture, with both clubs having competed in the Champions League last season.
- Atalanta, the 2024 Europa League winner, will host Ajax and travel to Pafos in Cyprus, Mjallby in Sweden, and Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan for their group-stage matches.
- Brighton owner Tony Bloom avoided playing Hearts, where he holds a 29% minority stake, complying with UEFA rules limiting 'decisive influence' at two teams in the same competition.
- Former Liverpool star Mohamed Salah joined Trabzonspor, which hosts Freiburg, Hearts, and Jablonec, while Monaco faces Brighton and Hearts in their respective group fixtures.
- Conference League games begin October 15, with the sixth and final round on December 17, culminating in the June 2 final in Istanbul at Besiktas stadium.
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The Hamilton SpectatorAtalanta-Ajax is standout game in Conference League draw that sends Salah's Trabzonspor to Red Star
Ajax will play at Atalanta in the marquee fixture of the Conference League after Friday’s 36-team draw paired two clubs who were in the Champions League last season.
MONTECARLO (MONACO) (ITALPRESS) - The Atalanta will face the intrasferte Ajax. This is what is determined by the draw made inMontecarlo for the Conference League 2026-27. The Nerazzurri of Sarri, beyond the Ajax on the move, will face Pafos (Cyprus), Kairat Almaty (Kazakhistan) and Mjallby (Sweden), while far from Bergamo will have to face it also with Borac (Bosnia) and Riga (Latvia). The format includes a championship phase with 36 teams (6 ra…
The Atalanta will face the Ajax, the Borac and the Riga away, the Pafos, the Kairat Almaty and the Mjallby at home in the unique round of the Conference League. The UEFA draw (ANSA) has established it. (ANSA)
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The opponents for Ajax and FC Twente in the Conference League have been announced. Ajax will host Atalanta, while FC Twente has been drawn an away match against Freiburg. View all the opponents here.
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