Europe's second-tier club football competition is back as teams from all corners of the continent look to emulate the heroics of current champions Villarreal. Follow our guide and never miss a match again - here's how to watch a Europe League live stream wherever you are right now.
Dates: August 2021 - May 18 2022
Champions: VIllareal
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Following qualification, the competition proper consists of a four-team group stage that runs from September until early December.
In a change to this year's Europa League the winners of each group head directly into the round of 16, while group runners-up will have to play two extra games in a knockout round play-off (previously the round of 32), with the eight runners-up and the eight third placed teams from the Champions League fighting it out for the right to make the round of 16.
After a further three knock-out rounds, the final itself which is this year being played at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville on May 18, 2022.
British hopes rest with Premier League duo of West Ham United, Leicester while Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers will be representing Scotland. Brendan Rogers' Foxes are ranked joint favorites to lift the trophy this year alongside Italian giants Napoli, , with big name European sides Bayer Leverkusen, Lazio, Lyon, West Ham United and Real Sociedad all placed shortly behind.
Read on as we explain all the ways you can get a Europa League live stream and watch every match of the 2021/22 season online.
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How to watch Europa League football from outside your country
If you find yourself abroad for any game week of the 2021/22 Europa League campaign, you'll run into problems when trying to access your usual football coverage like you would at home. That's thanks to geo-blocking - restrictions that prevent certain online services and content being accessed in certain parts of the world.
Don't stress if you find yourself in such a pickle as there's an easy way around this in the form of a VPN - clever software that lets you re-position your device of choice to a location of your choosing. This allows you to globe trot and still access your preferred Europa League live stream - and they're really easy to use.
Use a VPN to watch a Europa League live stream from anywhere
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Europa League history: who won last year?
Last season's final ended in dramatic fashion with underdogs triumphing over Manchester United at Gdansk Stadium in Poland.
After Edinson Cavani's second half equaliser for United cancelled out Gerard Moreno's earlier strike, the two teams played out a marathon penalty shoot out that eventually saw Reds' keeper David de Gea fail to convert and hand the trophy to the La Liga side.