EUROPA LEAGUE 2022. Continuation of the knockout stages of the Europa League this Thursday, March 10 and the Europa League Conference with several French clubs.
[Mis à jour le 10 mars à 09h51] A job well done. On the lawn of FC Porto, Lyon proved once again that he knew how to handle European games. Thanks to a goal from Lucas Paqueta, the Lyonnais take a big option on qualification before the return match at Groupama Stadium. “We weren’t afraid to play football, even outside, to set up a possession game, appreciates Peter Bosz. It was the key, because if we had only played using the long balls, it would have been impossible to win here. We deserve to win here.”
Continuation of the round of 16 this Thursday with AS Monaco on the program which moves on the lawn of Braga. The ASM coach believes the match will be 50/50. “For me it’s 50-50 because Braga are a very good team that haven’t lost at home this season in Europe, with a lot of attacking qualities and wingers who score goals. They also have a lot of power in recovery, it’s a well-balanced team. We need a very great Monaco to win and we will try.”
In the Europa League Conference, Marseille, in difficulty in Ligue 1 after several setbacks, must revive in its Velodrome against the Swiss FC Basel while Rennes will have the very delicate task of the side of Leicester.
- Rangers – Red Star Belgrade
- Braga-Monaco
- Porto – Lyon
- Atalanta – Bayern Leverkusen
- Sevilla – West Ham
- Barcelona – Galatasaray
- Leipzig – Spartak Moscow
- Betis – Frankfurt
The group stage was played from Thursday, September 16, 2021 to Thursday, December 9, 2021 while the knockout stage will take place from Thursday, February 17, 2022 to Thursday, May 5, 2022. As for the final, it is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18. 2022 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville. The calendar was then drawn up as follows by UEFA:
- Round of 16 will take place on March 10 and 17
- Porto – Lyon at 6.45 p.m., Wednesday March 9
- Betis – Frankfurt at 6:45 p.m., Wednesday March 9
- Rangers – Red Star Belgrade
- Braga – Monaco, at 9 p.m., Thursday March 10
- Atalanta – Bayern Leverkusen at 9 p.m., Thursday March 10
- Sevilla – West Ham at 6:45 p.m., Thursday March 10
- Barcelona – Galatasaray at 9 p.m., Thursday March 10
- The quarter-finals of the Europa League will take place on April 7 and 14
- The semi-finals will be April 28 and May 5 while the big final is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 2022
The Europa League Conference 2021-2022 is the new European competition launched by UEFA and therefore the third international competition for European clubs after the Champions League and the Europa League. Its first edition was launched for the 2021-2022 season. It groups European teams according to their results in the league or in the national cup. The winner of the Europa League Conference qualifies for the Europa League the following year.
184 teams are in the competition over the whole season, with at least one from each of UEFA’s 55 member associations and 46 from the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League according to the UEFA website. ‘. The group stage consists of:
- 17 teams from the UEFA Europa Conference League main path
- 5 teams from the UEFA Europa Conference League Champions Path*
- 10 teams eliminated in the UEFA Europa League play-offs
A group stage (eight groups of four) is therefore organized before a knockout stage (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final). The eight group winners qualify for the round of 16. A play-off is played between the eight runners-up and the teams that finish third in their UEFA Europa League group.
What is the Europa League conference schedule?
- Groups: September 16 and 30, October 21, November 4 and 25 and December 9
- Knockout stage play-off draw: December 13
- Play-offs for the knockout stage: February 17 and 24
- Round of 16 draw: February 25
- Round of 16: March 10 and 17
- Quarter and semi-final draw: March 18
- Quarter-finals: April 7 and 14
- Semi-finals: April 28 and May 5
- Final: May 25
The TV rights battle continued to rage for this new 2021/2022 season. UEFA has awarded the French Europa League TV rights to RMC Sport, M6 and Canal+ which will ensure the broadcast from the 2021-2022 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 18, 2022.