EUROPA LEAGUE 2022. If Lyon have regrets after their draw against West Ham, Marseille did the job at home against PAOK despite conceding a goal.
[Mis à jour le 8 avril à 09h55] Frustrating. At 11 against 10, Olympique Lyonnais failed to take the upper hand in the magnificent West Ham stadium by conceding a 1-1 draw. Anthony Lopes even mentioned professional misconduct at a press conference. “There are regrets about the physiognomy of the match. We come in 0-0 at half-time. They take this red, it’s a fight to come to England and we had to remain attentive. But We started the second half badly, we conceded a goal which I consider to be a bit of a professional foul. We reacted well afterwards, although I think we could come away with a more positive result.”
In the Europa League Conference, Marseille may also have regrets, but the Marseillais leave with the victory of the Vélodrome. Thanks to Payet and Gerson, theOM leaves with an option on qualification despite the goal conceded and the frustration of Jorge Sampaoli. “We could have almost qualified today. (Thursday), given the difference in level between the two teams. But you have to value the victory and think about the match against Montpellier on Sunday.”
- RB Leipzig (GER) – Atalanta Bergamo (ITA) 1-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) – FC Barcelona (ESP) 1-1
- SC Braga (POR) – Rangers FC (ECO) 1-0
- West Ham (ENG) – Lyon (FRA) 1-1
- RB Leipzig (GER) – Atalanta Bergamo (ITA) VS SC Braga (POR) – Rangers FC (ECO)
- West Ham (ENG) – Lyon (FRA) VS Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) – FC Barcelona (ESP)
Olympique de Marseille know their opponent in the quarter-finals of the Europa League Conference. The Olympians will face the Greeks of Paok Salonika. Winner of the Swiss FC Basel in the round of 16, OM want to go to the end of the first edition of this new European Cup. Beautiful posters will be on the program for these quarter-finals of the Europa League Conference with an enticing Leicester – PSV Eindhoven. If OM climb into the last four of the competition, Jorge Sampaoli’s players would find Feyenoord Rotterdam or Slavia Prague.
- Leicester (ENG) – PSV Eindhoven (NED) 0-0
- Feyenoord Rotterdam (NED) – Slavia Prague (CZE) 3-3
- Olympique de Marseille (FRA) – Paok FC (GRE) 2-1
- Bodo (NOR) – Roma (ITA) 2-1
- Leicester (ENG) – PSV Eindhoven (NED) VS Bodo (NOR) – Rome (ITA))
- Feyenoord Rotterdam (NED) – Slavia Prague (CZE) VS Olympique de Marseille (FRA) – Paok FC (GRE)
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:
- 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 phase (eight groups of four) is therefore organized before a knockout phase (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?
- 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.