European cup (e.g. soccer)
How many matches are there in total in the group stage? The main stage of the UEFA Europa League is divided into a group stage and a knockout stage, so let's take a look at how many matches there are in total in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.
The group stage of the UEFA Europa League consists of 24 teams, which are divided into 6 groups of 4 teams each. According to the UEFA Europa League group stage format, each team in the group will play three matches against each of the other three teams. In other words, there will be a total of 3 matches in each group. Since there are 6 groups, each with 3 matches, according to the simple principle of multiplication, we can conclude that there are a total of 6 × 3 = 18 matches in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.
