The draw for the knockout stages of the Europa League was carried out this Friday at midday in Nyon, at the premises of UEFA. A draw with Portuguese accents for the two French clubs still in contention in the competition. On March 10 and 17, Lyon will face FC Porto and Monaco will face Braga. The two Ligue 1 teams will receive in the return match.
We can’t really say that the Lusitanian clubs are successful for them. ASM have not won any of their last 5 European matches (4 losses, 1 draw) against Portuguese clubs and OL have never managed to win in four European matches against Porto (3 losses, 1 bad).
Among the other posters, FC Barcelona, favorite of the event, inherited the Turks of Galatasaray. Spartak Moscow, the only Russian team still in the running, will play the Germans from Leipzig. The first leg will take place in Germany.
On the other hand, the return will not take place in the Russian capital after the decision taken a little earlier in the morning by UEFA to relocate all its scheduled matches in Russia (a measure of coercion after the invasion of Ukraine) and in Ukraine (for obvious security reasons). The Europa League final will take place in Seville, at the Ramon-Sanchez-Pijuan stadium, on May 18, 2022.
In the Europa League Conference, otherwise called C4, Marseille inherited FC Basel, Roger Federer’s favorite club, with the trip to the Vélodrome. The Swiss club has lost its best striker, Brazilian Arthur Cabral (47 goals in 67 games), who left for Fiorentina this winter to replace Dusan Vlahovic. The Rennais will first travel to Leicester before playing at Roazhon Park.
The knockout stages of the Europa League: Atalanta Bergamo (Ita)-Leverkusen (All), FC Barcelona (Esp)-Galatasaray (Tur), Betis Sevilla (Esp)-Frankfurt (All), Sporting Braga (Por) – MONACO, Leipzig (All)-Spartak Moscow (Rus) ), FC Porto (Por)-LYON, Glasgow Rangers (Eco)-Red Star Belgrade (Ser), Sevilla FC (Esp)-West Ham (Ang).
The Round of 16 of the Europa League Conference: MARSEILLE-Basel (Sui), Leicester (Eng)-RENNES, PSV Eindhoven (PBS)-Copenhagen, Slavia Prague (Rtc)-Lask (Aut), Bodo/Glimt (Nor)-AZ Alkmaar (PBS), Partizan Belgrade (Ser )-Feyenoord (PBS), Paok Salonika (Gre)-La Gantoise (Bel), Vitesse Arnhem (PBS)-AS Roma (Ita).
