EUROPA LEAGUE 2022. At the end of the night, the German club Eintracht Frankfurt won against the Scottish Rangers.
[Mis à jour le 19 mai à 09h20] On penalties and at the end of the suspense, the German club Eintracht Frankfurt won the first Europa League in its history (winner of the UEFA Cup in 1980). Led in the score, the Germans managed to equalize at the very end of the match before winning in the terrible penalty shootout. If the Germans won, it was largely thanks to former PSG goalkeeper Kevin Trapp, imperial on his line several times and especially at the last minute of extra time on a free kick from James Tavernier. It is he who gives the cup to his teammates by stopping Aaron Ramsey’s penalty.
We have played thirteen games in Europe, and we have not lost any this season. I have no words to describe the work these guys have done to get this far, “said the Eintracht coach. “Playing a European final and losing it will always hurt ” , admitted Dutch Rangers coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst: “It didn’t work out for us, but I can’t blame my players after all they’ve given. (…) I know what it is, I lost a World Cup final, the biggest match that can exist. But you’re always moving forward.”
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.