EUROPA LEAGUE 2023. Rennes, Monaco and Nantes have qualified for the round of 16 of the Europa League and are going to offer themselves great displays.
A European campaign far from perfect, but on arrival, it’s a three out of three for the French clubs involved in the Europa League. Rennes, who were aiming for first place in the group, had already qualified before their last match on Thursday 3 November. Against Larnaca, Bruno Genesio’s men settled for a 1-1 draw. “We are disappointed with the result and the way above all. If we should have any regrets, it’s not tonight, it’s the two matches against Fenerbahçe, where we had the possibility of securing first place.”
On the other hand, this qualification for the play-offs is a real feat for the people of Nantes. Very badly engaged in this European campaign, the men of Antoine Kombouaré imposed themselves on the lawn of Olympiakos and offered themselves the right to continue to dream against a team donated from the Champions League. “We are dwarfs, toddlers. Above all, we will continue to discover, to learn from this competition. But the priority for us is of course the championship. Afterwards, we will have stars in our eyes. I heard the players , in the locker room, talking about Barça, Juventus, we don’t exist (laughs). So that’s why we’re going to keep dreaming.”
For Monaco, the job was well done with a 4-1 victory against Etoile Rouge, but first place was no longer accessible for the Monegasques who will also play in the play-offs. “I’m very happy. My team has proven that it is capable of responding in important moments. Our first half was very good, one of the best halves since I’ve been here. There were a lot of movement, work, goals. But we could even have added more,” analyzed Philippe Clément.
For this 2022-2023 season of the Europa League, three French clubs are involved with AS Monaco, donated from the Champions League, Stade Rennais, qualified by the French championship and the FC Nantesqualified after winning the last Coupe de France.
- Group A : Arsenal / PSV Eindhoven / Bodo Glimt / Zürich
- Group B : Dynamo Kyiv / Rennais Stadium / Fenerbahce / Larnaca
- Group C : AS Roma / Ludogorets / Real Betis / Helsinki
- Group D : SC Braga / Malmö / Union Berlin / Union Saint-Gilles
- Group E : Manchester United / Real Sociedad / Sheriff / Omonia
- Group F : Lazio Roma / Feyenoord / Midtjylland / Sturm Graz
- Group G : Olympiakos / Qarabag / Freiburg / Nantes
- Group H : Red Star Belgrade / Monaco / Ferencvaros / Trabzonspor
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:
- Groups
- Day 1: September 8, 2022
- Day 2: September 15, 2022
- Day 3: October 6, 2022
- Day 4: October 13, 2022
- Day 5: October 27, 2022
- Day 6: November 3, 2022
- Direct elimination
- Knockout stage play-offs: February 16 and 23, 2023
- 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)
The Rennes calendar
- Thursday 8 September at 6.45 p.m.: Larnaca-Rennes
- Thursday September 15 at 9 p.m.: Rennes-Fenerbahçe
- Thursday 6 October at 9 p.m.: Rennes-Dynamo kyiv
- Thursday 13 October at 6.45 p.m.: Dynamo kyiv-Rennes
- Thursday 27 October at 6.45 p.m.: Fenerbahçe-Rennes
- Thursday 3 November at 9 p.m.: Rennes-Larnaca
The Monaco calendar
- Thursday 8 September at 9 p.m.: Red Star Belgrade-Monaco
- Thursday 15 September at 6.45 p.m.: Monaco-Ferencvaros
- Thursday 6 October at 6.45 p.m.: Monaco-Trabzonspor
- Thursday 13 October at 9 p.m.: Trabzonspor-Monaco
- Thursday 27 October at 9 p.m.: Ferencvaros-Monaco
- Thursday 3 November at 6.45 p.m.: Monaco-Red Star Belgrade
The Nantes calendar
- Thursday September 8 at 9 p.m.: Nantes-Olympiakos
- Thursday 15 September at 6.45 p.m.: Qarabag-Nantes
- Thursday 6 October at 9 p.m.: Fribourg-Nantes
- Thursday 13 October at 6.45 p.m.: Nantes-Fribourg
- Thursday 27 October at 9 p.m.: Nantes-Qarabag
- Thursday 3 November at 6.45 p.m.: Olympiakos-Nantes
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.