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Levski host Jagiellonia in the fourth round of the Europa League

The “Blues” are 17th in the standings with 4 points ahead of their home match against the Polish side. The round begins with Rennes–Olympiacos and includes a total of 18 matches

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Levski host Jagiellonia in the fourth round of the main phase of the Europa League. The match will be played on 5 November at 19:45 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.

The “Blues” are in 17th place ahead of the match with 4 points and a goal difference of 3:3. Jagiellonia are 27th with 3 points and a 4:6 record. A victory would give the Bulgarian side the opportunity to move up the standings and remain in the zone of teams advancing to the knockout stage. The round begins on 4 November with the Rennes–Olympiacos match, scheduled for 17:30.

At 19:45 on 5 November, the matches Milan–Ferencváros, Sparta Prague–Bournemouth, Crystal Palace–Hoffenheim, Lillestrøm–Viktoria Plzeň, NEC Nijmegen–Omonia, Levski–Jagiellonia, Real Sociedad–Lyon and Anderlecht–Salzburg will take place.

At 22:00, AZ Alkmaar–Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen–Marseille, Celtic–Beşiktaş, Hapoel Be’er Sheva–OFI Crete, Celta–Union Saint-Gilloise, Torreense–Ararat-Armenia, Sturm Graz–Celje, Benfica–Lech Poznań and Sunderland–Dinamo Zagreb will kick off.

Benfica are the leaders before the start of the round with 9 points and a goal difference of 10:2. Bayer Leverkusen, Bournemouth, Ferencváros and Olympiacos have the same tally.

Immediately behind them are Union Saint-Gilloise, Juventus, Beşiktaş and Sunderland with 7 points. AZ Alkmaar, Omonia and Lyon have 6 points each, while Rennes have 5.

The dividing line between the places guaranteeing direct qualification for the round of 16 and the play-off zone is currently 8th place. Teams from 9th to 24th place will play additional knockout matches, while those from 25th to 36th place will be eliminated from the tournament.