EUROPA LEAGUE 2023. Only French victories for the first match of the group stage of the Europa League. The results
At the end of the suspense and in a completely crazy atmosphere, the FC Nantes won their very first Europa League game against Greek Olympiacos 2-1. A goal from Evann Guessand in the last seconds of the game completely freed the stadium. “We have a lot of character, of temperament. I like the face we show, the fact of going all the way and pushing our limits. It’s the reward for resilience! explained Antoine Kombouaré after the meeting. “Normally, I can no longer run, because my knees are loose. But there, I no longer felt the pain. It was stronger than me, I couldn’t control myself. The fervor of the public forces us to go beyond what we are capable of doing, it was a beautiful communion. It brings emotion, you can’t always control everything, and it feels good to let go of what I had in me. “
In addition to Nantes, Rennes and Monaco also won. Despite a delicate performance and a goal in the last seconds against the Cypriot club of Larnaca, the Bretons provide the essentials. Same thing for Monaco. In Belgrade, at Etoile Rouge, the Monegasques managed to snatch victory thanks to the Swiss Embolo. Among the other results of the evening, we note the first defeat of Manchester United against Real Sociedad or the victory of Arsenal, the results:
- Larnaca-reindeer 1-2
- Fenerbahce-Dynamo Kyiv 2-1
- FC Zurich-Arsenal 1-2
- PSV Eindhoven-Bodo/Glimt 1-1
- Ludogorets-AS Roma 2-1
- HJK Helsinki-Betis Sevilla 0-2
- Malmö-Braga 0-2
- Union Berlin-Union Saint-Gilloise 0-1
- Manchester United-Real Sociedad 0-1
- Omonia Nicosia-Sheriff Tiraspol 0-3
- Sturm Graz-FC Midtjylland 1-0
- Lazio Roma-Feyenoord 4-2
- Nantes-Olympiacos 2-1
- Freiburg-Qarabag 2-1
- Red Star Belgrade-monaco 0-1
- Ferencvaros-Trabzonspor 3-2
For this 2022-2023 Europa League season, three French clubs are involved with AS Monaco, donated from the Champions League, Stade Rennais, qualified by the French championship and FC Nantes, qualified after winning the last French Cup.
- Group A : Arsenal / PSV Eindhoven / Bodo Glimt / Zürich
- Group B : Dynamo Kyiv / Stade Rennais / 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.