EUROPA LEAGUE 2023 DRAW. The draw for the group stage of the Europa League was rather lenient for all the French clubs even if it will be necessary to make big trips.
13:48 – Nantes spared in Group G
FC Nantes could fear the worst by being placed in hat 4 but they are doing relatively well. Indeed, the Canaries have been sent to Group G where they inherit the Greeks from Olympiakos. Behind, they will have to scrap with the Azerbaijanis from Karabakh and the Germans from Freiburg. Enough to give ideas to possibly aim for the next round.
13:39 – Group H of Monaco
Heading east for AS Monaco. This season, the Monegasque club will visit central Europe. In Group H, ASM finds the Serbs of Red Star Belgrade, the Hungarians of Ferencvaros and the Turks of Trabzonspor. A relatively homogeneous opposition but which is not insurmountable for the third of last season in Ligue 1.
13:37 – Group B with Rennes
Placed in hat 2, Rennes is doing relatively well since it will have to do battle with the Ukrainians of Dynamo kyiv, one of the least prominent teams in Hat 1. On the other hand, the Rennes were spoiled with Fenerbahçe, not the most obvious move in front of the hot Turkish audience. Finally, they will discover Cyprus since they will also play against AEK Larnaca.
13:36 – Draw completed
The draw for the Europa League group stage is now complete, we will recap all the groups for you, starting with where the French are involved.
13:33 – Nantes in Group G
Last team drawn, FC Nantes is placed in Group G with Olympiakos, Karabagh and Friboug.
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13:32 – Helsinki with Roma
Group C is complete with Helsinki joining AS Roma, Betis Sevilla and Ludogorets.
13:31 – Larnaka with Rennes
The last member of Group B, which includes Stade Rennais, is AEK Larnaka. The Bretons are therefore with the Cypriots, Dynamo kyiv and Fenerbahçe.
13:30 – Monaco will go to Hungary
In addition to the Red Star of Belgrade, Monaco will also face the Hungarians of Ferencvaros in Group H.
13:28 – Tiraspol with Manchester United
The Sheriff Tiraspol who had bothered Real Madrid recently finds himself in Group E of Manchester United and Real Sociedad.
13:27 – Fenerbahçe with Rennes
After Dynamo kyiv, Rennes inherits the Turks from Fenerbahçe in Group B.
13:27 – Bodo/Glimt with Arsenal
The Norwegians of Bodo / Glimt fall in group A with Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven.
13:24 – Real Sociedad with Manchester United
Manchester United will have a top opponent in Group E as they inherit from Real Sociedad.
13:23 – Rennes in Group B
Stade Rennais come out second in hat 2 and will face Ukrainian Dynamo kyiv.
13:22 – PSV with Arsenal
PSV Eindhoven is the first team drawn from pot 2 and will find Arsenal in a Group A, with hints of the Champions League.
13:21 – Hat 1 is finished
The first eight teams were drawn and Red Star Belgrade and Olympiakos were placed in Groups G and H.
13:20 – Manchester United drawn
Winners in 2017, Manchester United are the third team drawn and will be in Group D of the 2022-2023 Europa League. Braga and Lazio Roma are placed in Groups E and F.
13:19 – The turn of AS Roma
AS Roma is the third team drawn and will be in Group C of the Europa League 2022-2023.
13:13 – The draw is getting clearer
The Italian Giorgio Marchetti, general secretary of UEFA appeared on the scene in Istanbul and recalled the main principles of the competition. He also wished good luck to all the clubs involved this season.
13:11 – Zoltan Gera as ambassador
With the final taking place in Budapest on May 31, UEFA has appointed a Hungarian player as this season’s Europa League ambassador. This is Zoltan Gera, a former international finalist in the competition in 2010 with English club Fulham. The latter came to say a few words on the stage in Istanbul, to discuss his career and his relationship to the C3. He will also be responsible for shooting the balls placing the teams in the different groups.
The group stage of the Europa Football League is played from Thursday September 8, 2022 to Thursday November 3, 2022 while the knockout stage will be played from Thursday February 16, 2023 to Thursday May 18, 2023. As for the final, it is scheduled on May 31, 2023 at the Puskas Arena stadium in Budapest (Hungary). The calendar was then drawn up as follows by UEFA:
Here is the list of clubs for the C3 after qualifying, but also the Champions League play-offs:
As last season, UEFA has awarded the 2022/2023 Europa League French TV rights to RMC Sport, M6 and Canal+ which will ensure the broadcast until the end of the 2023/2024 season. Canal + will co-broadcast with M6 the poster for each Thursday and RMC Sport offers all the remaining matches. M6 will broadcast the final scheduled for May 31, 2023.