No more French clubs appear in the Europa League, all eliminated by Juventus, Shakhtar and Bayer Leverkusen who will play this Thursday evening in the round of 16 first leg.
If no French club defends its chances in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League, there are nevertheless interesting posters in a competition contested by teams with a serious European background. Manchester United, which eliminated FC Barcelona in the previous round, is one of these key formations. The Red Devils will receive Bétis Sevilla at the end of this double confrontation. Premier League leaders Arsenal will be away at Sporting Portugal and Juventus, normally accustomed to the Champions League, will host Freiburg. The Bianconeri will play without Paul Pogba who was removed from the group by his coach due to a delay in the preparation for this first match.
There is also tonight Shakhtar, Rennes who will challenge Feyenoord, Sevilla FC against Fernerbahce, Union Berlin against Royale Union SG. At 6:45 p.m. Bayer Leverkusen will open hostilities with Ferencváros. AS Roma for its part had primacy over the Stadio Olimpico in Rome against Lazio. Real Sociedad will travel to Italy. Lazio in the Europa League Conference played on Tuesday, February 7.
The Europa League evening is divided into two parts with two posters at 6:45 p.m. and six at 9 p.m. If it is only the first leg, the objective is obviously to leave on favorable waivers before the return on March 16.
- Roma (ITA) – Real Sociedad (ESP): 6:45 p.m.
- Bayer Leverkusen (GER) – Ferencvaros (HON): 6:45 p.m.
- Sporting CP (POR) – Arsenal (ENG): 9 p.m.
- Sevilla FC (ESP) – Fenerbahce (TUR): 9 p.m.
- Man United (ENG) – Betis Sevilla (ESP): 9 p.m.
- Union Berlin (GER) – Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL): 9 p.m.
- Shakhtar (UKR) – Feyenoord Rotterdam (NL): 9 p.m.
- Juventus (ITA) – SC Freiburg (GER): 9 p.m.
With the absence of French clubs in the Europa League, this is the paying channel RMC Sports which will broadcast the eight posters of the knockout stages of the Europa League.
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:
- Direct elimination
- Round of 16: March 9 and 16, 2023
- Quarter-finals: April 13 and 20, 2023
- Semi-finals: May 11 and 18, 2023
- Final: May 31, 2023 at the Puskas Arena stadium in Budapest (Hungary)
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.