Today11:00 BSTWhere is the final?Last year's Aston Villa's triumphant moment came at Besiktas Stadium in Istanbul - this year the final will be held at Frankfurt's Waldstadion, also known as Deutsche Bank Park.The venue has played host to a number of games at major tournaments - including England's 1-0 win over Paraguay at the 2006 World Cup and the Three Lions draw with Denmark at Euro 2024.Today10:46 BSTHow it all worksWe've had this new format for a few years now, but for anyone new here and wondering where the old school groups of four are, this is how we're looking.Each team will face two teams from each of the four pots and cannot face a team from the same country.The teams who finish in the top eight will qualify for the Europa League's round of 16. Those from ninth to 24th will enter the play-off knockout round.The 12 teams ranked between 25th and 36th place will exit the competition when the league phase is concluded.Today10:35 BSTThe pots ahead of the drawPot 1 involves some of Europe's biggest names, even if they aren't at the level of years gone by with all three Premier League sides finding themselves in Pot 3.Pot 1: Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Juventus, AC Milan, Lyon, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos, Real Sociedad, MarseillePot 2: Ferencvaros, Viktoria Plzen, Union Saint-Gilloise, Dinamo Zagreb, Red Bull Salzburg, Celtic, Sparta Prague, Rennes, AnderlechtPot 3: Sturm Graz, Lech Poznan, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Sunderland, Celje, Jagiellonia Bialystok, Omonia, Celta VigoPot 4: Hoffenheim, Besiktas, Torreense, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, NEC Nijmegen, OFI Crete, Lillestrom, Aarat-Armenia, Levski SofiaJuventus are among the biggest names in this year's competition(Image: Filippo Alfero - Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images)Prem look to continue dominanceThe Premier League is eyeing up a hat-trick of triumphs in Europe's secondary competition.Aston Villa conquered last year and Tottenham down Man Utd in 2025.Unai Emery led Aston Villa to Europa League success last season(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)English and Scottish hopesBouremouth and Sunderland, who finished sixth and seven in last year's Premier League, are in the mix.Crystal Palace, the winners of last year's Europa Conference League, are also in.Celtic will be the sole Scottish side present.Morning24 hours after the Champions League draw we're onto the Europa League draw - we'll keep you across it all right here.