EUROPA LEAGUE 2022. A nightmarish evening for OL who lost 3-0 at home in the quarter-finals of the Europa League while Marseille slipped into the semi-finals of the Conference Europa League.
[Mis à jour le 15 avril à 08h45] Lyon had no room for error in order to avoid a delicate end to the season. At home against West Ham, the Gones experienced a real shipwreck by losing 3-0 and left the competition at the gates of the last four. “I’m very disappointed because I think we started well but we didn’t score. We conceded a goal from a set piece. Then it was difficult, it must be said. We played well for thirty minutes and then it was hard… At this level, you don’t have ten chances. Out of three chances, you have to score once. We had the bad luck to hit the post. West Ham had needed a corner. They scored and afterwards it was tough. It’s a very good team with adult players who then managed the match very well,” analyzed the Lyon coach. In the other results, note also the surprise elimination of Barça, beaten 3-2 on their lawn by the Germans of Frankfurt.
In the Europa League Conference, Marseille can say thank you to Steve Mandanda and Dimitri Payet. The porter of theOM, starter for this competition, pulled out all the stops to keep OM clean sheets as the Marseille midfielder scored the game’s only goal in the first half. “It was a difficult match, we expected it. They had to attack, we saw it at the start, when they had two or three chances, saved by our goalkeeper. We also tried to be protagonists and In the end, it was a balanced match. We have a team with character and our series of victories shows that they are in a good moment” analyzed Jorge Desio, the assistant of Jorge Sampaoli, suspended for the meeting. In the semi-final, OM will face Feyenoord on April 28, while the other half will pit Leicester against Roma.
- RB Leipzig (GER) – Atalanta Bergamo (ITA) 1-1 and 0-2 on return
- Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) – FC Barcelona (ESP) 1-1 and 2-3 on return
- SC Braga (POR) – Rangers F.C. (ECO) 1-0 and 3-1 on the return
- West Ham (ENG) – Lyon (FRA) 1-1 and 0-3 on the return
- RB Leipzig (GER) VS Rangers FC (ECO)
- West Ham (ENG) VS Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
- Leicester (ENG) – PSV Eindhoven (NED) 0-0 and 1-2
- Feyenoord Rotterdam (NED) – Slavia Prague (CZE) 3-3 and 1-3
- Olympic Marseille (FRA) – Paok FC (GRE) 2-1 and 0-1
- Bodo (NOR) – Rome (ITA) 2-1 and 4-0
- Leicester (ENG) VS Roma (ITA)
- Feyenoord Rotterdam (NED) VS Olympic Marseille (FRA)
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 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?
- 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.