EUROPA LEAGUE 2022. For the quarter-finals of the Europa League Conference, Marseille will face the Greeks of PAOK while Lyon moves on the lawn of West Ham in the Europa League.
[Mis à jour le 7 avril à 12h25] If the French clubs are no longer present in the Champions League, Marseille and Lyon are still present in the Europa League Conference and Europa League. For OL, the stakes are very high. Far from European places through the championship, the Lyonnais are almost obliged to lift the trophy to hope for European qualification next year. “They are having a very good season (West Ham) and taking good results at home. They do things together and are very consistent in every part of their game. But we have already met some good teams this season. More and more Europe, you have to have good results away from home even without the away goal rule. We had a good result in Porto and that shows the importance of this game. I want to win all the games, if that is possible” analyzed Peter Bosz at a press conference.
In the Europa League Conference, Marseille has a big shot to play. Facing PAOK at the Vélodrome, the Olympians are favorites and must do the “work” before a return match in Greece which could be tricky. “They are a difficult opponent to move. I have a lot of respect for them. I have never played against a Greek team. We suffered a lot of surprising results at home. Hopefully we will achieve tactical superiority. For me, the qualification will be played in Greece next Thursday. I think about how my team behaves compared to the opponent, and not the other way around. My team must find solutions. PAOK normally plays in 4-4- 2, but if they come tomorrow in 5-3-2, we will have to respond. The footballers’ response to structural changes, through their culture of the game, their understanding, is essential for me” explained Jorge Sampaoli.
- RB Leipzig (GER) – Atalanta Bergamo (ITA) at 6:45 p.m. on RMC Sport 1
- Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) – FC Barcelona (ESP) at 9 p.m. on RMC Sport 2
- SC Braga (POR) – Rangers FC (ECO) at 9 p.m. on RMC Sport Live 4
- West Ham (ENG) – Lyon (FRA) at 9 p.m. on RMC Sport 1
- RB Leipzig (GER) – Atalanta Bergamo (ITA) VS SC Braga (POR) – Rangers FC (ECO)
- West Ham (ENG) – Lyon (FRA) VS Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) – FC Barcelona (ESP)
Olympique de Marseille know their opponent in the quarter-finals of the Europa League Conference. The Olympians will face the Greeks of Paok Salonika. Winner of the Swiss FC Basel in the round of 16, theOM wishes to complete the first edition of this new European Cup. Beautiful posters will be on the program for these quarter-finals of the Europa League Conference with an enticing Leicester – PSV Eindhoven. If OM climb into the last four of the competition, Jorge Sampaoli’s players would find Feyenoord Rotterdam or Slavia Prague.
- Leicester (ANG) – PSV Eindhoven (NED) at 9 p.m. on RMC Sport 5
- Feyenoord Rotterdam (NED) – Slavia Prague (CZE) at 6:45 p.m. on RMC Sport 2
- Olympique de Marseille (FRA) – Paok FC (GRE) at 9 p.m. on W9
- Bodo (NOR) – Rome (ITA) at 9 p.m. on RMC Sport 6
- Leicester (ENG) – PSV Eindhoven (NED) VS Bodo (NOR) – Rome (ITA))
- Feyenoord Rotterdam (NED) – Slavia Prague (CZE) VS Olympique de Marseille (FRA) – Paok FC (GRE)
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 the 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.