Europa League draw: Bournemouth, Sunderland get glamour ties with AC Milan

Teams playing in UEFA’s Europa League and Conference League find out their opponents as league phase draws made.Published On 28 Aug 202628 Aug 2026English duo Bournemouth and Sunderland have both been handed glamour ties against AC Milan among their eight matches in the Europa League as the draw for this season’s league phase took place on Friday.Bournemouth are featuring in a continental competition for the first time after finishing sixth in last season’s Premier League, and can look forward to hosting seven-time European champions Milan on the south coast of England.The team coached by Marco Rose will also play home games against Czech club Viktoria Plzen, Sturm Graz of Austria and Israeli champions Hapoel Beersheba.In addition, they will go to Spain twice to take on Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo, as well as visiting Sparta Prague and last year’s Norwegian Cup winners Lillestrom.Sunderland’s seventh-placed finish in last season’s Premier League gave them European football for the first time since 1973, and their supporters can look forward to a trip to San Siro.They will also visit former UEFA Cup winners Anderlecht, have home games against Dutch side AZ Alkmaar, Dinamo Zagreb an...