Without the French clubs, here are the posters for the knockout stages of the Europa League after the draw made on Friday February 24.
A real disaster! Thursday, February 23, the Europa League play-offs did not go as planned for French clubs with the eliminations of Nantes, Rennes and Monaco. Consequently, no French club was able to participate in the draw which took place at the Maison du football on Friday 25 February. The result of the draw:
- Arsenal (ENG) – Sporting CP (POR)
- Fenerbahce (TUR) – Sevilla FC (ESP)
- Betis Sevilla (ESP) – Man United (ENG)
- Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) – Union Berlin (GER)
- Real Sociedad (ESP) – Roma (ITA)
- Feyenoord Rotterdam (PB) – Shakhtar (UKR)
- SC Freiburg (GER) – Juventus (ITA)
- Ferencvaros (HON) – Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
Nightmarish play-offs for French clubs
In an atmosphere of madness, the Canaries were eaten by Juventus Turin and a certain Angel Di Maria, author of a hat-trick. A bitter defeat for Antoine Kombouaré. “Juventus were superior to us, there is nothing to say about their victory. We missed our start to the match. When you are behind after 4 minutes, you can still maintain a lot of hopes. But when there is 2-0 and an expulsion after 10, it’s over… There is no disappointment, we have not lived up to the event.”
For Monaco, the pill is struggling to pass. Winner in Leverkusen in the first leg, the Monegasques lost on penalties 2-3 (3-5 TAB). A big disappointment even if Philippe Clément is “proud of his players”. For Rennes, the victory against Donetsk will have been for nothing since the Rennais lost after a rather crazy penalty shootout.
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
- 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.