Default of Europe and Conference League
Mainz against DFB professional-difficult tasks for VfB
Updated on 29.08.2025 – 2:08 p.m.Reading time: 5 min.
The Champions League pairings have already been determined. Now it is also clear who the German teams meet in the Europa League and in the Conference League.
The Bundesliga is also internationally represented in the 2025/2026 season. While Bayern Munich, BVB, Leverkusen and Frankfurt have known their opponents in the Champions League since Thursday evening, the pairings for the Europa League and the Conference League were only drawn in Monaco on Friday. Also included: VfB Stuttgart, SC Freiburg and Mainz 05.
The Swabians caught extremely attractive, but also ungrateful tasks in the Europa League. Stuttgart meets Feyenoord Rotterdam (home game), the AS Rome (away game), Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Fenerbahçe Istanbul (a), the Young Boys Bern (H), FC Basel (a), Celta Vigo (H) and the Go Ahead Eagles Deventer (A). In particular, the guest performances in the Italian capital and the Turkish metropolis of millions are likely to demand everything from VfB.
SC Freiburg also has to deal with strong opponents in the Europa League. The most demanding duels are available with RB Salzburg (H) and the OSC Lille (A). In addition, the Breisgauer meet Maccabi Tel Aviv (H), Viktoria Pilsen (A), FC Basel (H), OGC Nice (A), FC Utrecht (H) and FC Bologna (A).
The Mainz 05 program looks a little easier. The Conference League is against AC Florence (H) with DFB professional Robin Gosens, Lech Pozen (a), Zrinjski Mostar (H), Omonia Nikosia (A), Samsunspor (H) and Universitatea Craiova (a).
1:54 p.m.: The draw in Monaco has ended.
1:53 p.m.: The Mainz caught feasible opponents. At first glance, progress seems realistic.
1:52 p.m.: Now the remaining three pots are still being drawn, but from a German perspective everything is already clear.
1:48 p.m.: The third pot is the turn and all other Mainz opponents are now certain. At home it goes against Zrinjski, a club from Bosnia and the Turkish club Samsunspor. Mainz also has to go to Cyprus to Omonoia Nikosia and to Romania to CS Universitea Craiova.
1:47 p.m.: Pot 2 is on. And again everything is drawn at once. Mainz meets away Lech poses. So there is a guest appearance in Poland.
1:46 p.m.: In pot 1 there are no other opponents for Mainz.