EUROPA LEAGUE 2022. Thanks once again to a great Milik, Olympique de Marseille took an option on qualification after their 3- victory against Qarabag.
[Mis à jour le 18 février à 07h24] Marseille did the job, but could have done better! By beating Qarabag 3-1, Jorge Sampaoli’s men take an option for qualification, even if the coach of theOM is not completely satisfied. “We knew that this team had surprised FC Basel in two matches with a lot of international players. They play a very good game, they respect it. So we weren’t surprised, we knew that. But we just been overtaken footballing by a team that knew how to play very well here at the Vélodrome. We only managed to get by by being sharp at the finish, otherwise it would have given a completely different result.”
In the Europa League, Barça failed to make a difference against Naples and are even in serious danger before the return to Italy. Trailing, the Catalans managed to get back into the game thanks to a very generous penalty while in the other results, Sevilla and Porto take an option as Dortmund were humiliated 4-2 at home against Rangers
- Europa League:
- Sevilla 3-1 Dynamo Zagreb
- Barcelona 1-1 Napoli
- Atalanta 2-1 Olympiacos
- Sheriff 2-0 Braga
- Zenit 2-3 Betis
- Porto 2-1 Lazio Roma
- Leipzig 2-2 Real Sociedad
- Dortmund 2-4 Rangers
- Europa League Conference:
- Olympique de Marseille 3-1 Qarabag FK
- PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Fenerbahce 3-2 Slavia Prague
- FC Midtjylland 1-0 PAOK Thessaloniki
- Leicester 4-1 Randers FC
- Celtic Glasgow 1-3 FK Bodø/Glimt
- Sparta Prague 0-1 FK Partizan Belgrade
- Rapid Vienna 2-1 Speed Arnhem
- Sevilla – Dynamo Zagreb
- Barcelona – Napoli
- Atalanta – Olympiacos
- Sheriff – Braga
- Zenith – Betis
- Porto – Lazio Rome
- Leipzig-Real Sociedad
- Dortmund-Rangers
Seeds for the eighth:
- Crvena zvezda (SRB)
- Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
- Galatasaray (TUR)
- Leverkusen (GER)
- Lyon (FRA)
- Monaco (FRA)
- Spartak Moscow (RUS)
- West Ham (ENG)
Olympique de Marseille failed to appear in the final phase of the Europa League this year. The Marseillais still obtained a consolation prize and will participate in the Europe Conference League play-offs. A brand new competition, the third European Cup, launched this season. And OM will be up against Azerbaijani champions Qarabağ FK!
Here is the full draw:
- Olympique de Marseille – Qarabag FK
- PSV Eindhoven – Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Fenerbahce – Slavia Prague
- FC Midtjylland – PAOK Thessaloniki
- Leicester – Randers F.C.
- Celtic Glasgow – FK Bodø/Glimt
- Sparta Praha – FK Partizan Belgrade
- Rapid Vienna – Speed Arnhem
Find all the standings for the group stage of the Europa League 2021-2022 in the tables below.
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:
- Group stage : September 16 / September 30 / October 21 / November 4 / November 25 / December 9
- Knockout stage play-offs : they will take place on February 17 and 24, 2022
- Round of 16 will take place on March 10 and 17
- 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.