Nantes came very close to an incredible feat on the lawn of Juventus Thursday February 16, but still brought back a draw.
A draw with the taste of victory. THE FC Nantes achieved a great feat on Thursday February 16 in Turin by obtaining a draw against the great Juventus 1-1. The Canaries savor this result, but keep their feet on the ground before a decisive second leg. “It’s a big congratulations to my players, who were heroic, solid. We knew we were going to suffer, but we pulled together. We narrowly missed in the first half. We were better in the second half We knew we had to score and we managed to do it. Afterwards, to achieve a feat, something crazy, we will have to play two great matches” analyzed Antoine Kombouaré.
For Monaco, it is also a good operation. The Monegasques take a good option on qualification after their 3-2 victory in Germany on the lawn of Bayer Leverkusen when they were trailing 2-1 with 15 minutes remaining. It breaks on the other hand for Rennes who lost 2-1 against Shakhtar. In the clash of the evening, Barcelona and Manchester United went their separate ways 2-2 including a Jules Koundé own goal as AS Roma fell to Salzburg and Sevilla swept away PSV.
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
- 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)
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.