UEFA competition returns this week, but there will be no Europa League just yet.
Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa are the English representatives after Crystal Palace were replaced.
Tottenham Hotspur are the Europa League holders after beating Manchester UnitedGettyThe Eagles were thrown out of UEFA’s secondary competition due to a conflict of interest with Lyon.
At the time of a UEFA deadline for this season, John Textor owned controlling stakes in both clubs, which is against the governing body’s rules.
As a result, despite Textor selling his shares in both clubs, Palace were relegated to the Conference League, and Forest took their place in the Europe League.
Evangelos Marinakis’ side also have last year’s Europa League winner in charge now.
Ange Postecoglou has replaced Nuno Espirito Santo at the City Ground, and he is looking to make history by becoming the first manager to win back-to-back Europa League titles at different clubs.
Meanwhile, Villa just missed out on the Champions League to Newcastle on the last day of the season.
The other British representatives are Celtic and Rangers.
The two Scottish giants crashed out of the Champions League in the final qualifying stage.
The Gers were thrashed 9-1 on aggregate by Club Brugge, and the Bhoys lost to Kazakhstan side FC Kairat.
Perhaps the Europa League will prove to be a welcome distraction for both.
But all of these teams will have to wait before the Europa League gets going.
Aston Villa look way off the team we’ve come to expect under EmeryAFP via Getty It has been a season to forget for Martin and co so farGettyWhy is there no Europa League this week?
When UEFA announced they were changing the format of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, they also added a new stipulation.
Each competition now get their own exclusive week, where there are no other UEFA competitions on.
This week will see the start of the new Champions League season in their exclusive matchweek.
This sees games take place over Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with Newcastle United’s match against Barcelona one such fixture taking place on Thursday instead of any Europa League action.
But Celtic, Rangers, Forest and Aston Villa fans don’t have long to wait with the exclusive Europa League matchweek coming up next week.
It will take place on Wednesday, September 24 and Thursday, September 25 with no European football being held on the proceeding Tuesday.
Forest begin their campaign away to Real Betis while Villa host Bologna.
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