On Friday, February 27, the Europa League play-off pairs were determined at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, following the Champions League draw.
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The teams that made it directly to the round of 16 — Roman Yaremchuk's Lyon and former Shakhtar coach Paulo Fonseca, Aston Villa, Midtjylland, Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg and Artem Dovbyk's Roma — were joined by the 8 winners of the play-offs — Panathinaikos, Ferencváros, Lille, Stuttgart, Bologna, Genk, Nottingham Forest and Celta.
As a result, the 1/8 final pairs were formed:
Ferencvaros (Hungary) – Braga (Portugal)
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Panathinaikos (Greece) – Betis (Spain)
Genk (Belgium) – Freiburg (Germany)
Celta (Spain) – Lyon (France)
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Stuttgart (Germany) — Porto (Portugal)
Nottingham Forest (England) – Midtjylland (Denmark)
Bologna (Italy) – Roma (Italy)
Lille (France) – Aston Villa (England)
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The following will play in the quarterfinals of the tournament:
Celta (Spain) / Lyon (France) — Genk (Belgium) / Freiburg (Germany)
Ferencvaros (Hungary) / Braga (Portugal) — Panathinaikos (Greece) / Betis (Spain)
Stuttgart (Germany) / Porto (Portugal) — Nottingham Forest (England) / Midtjylland (Denmark)
Bologna (Italy) / Roma (Italy) — Lille (France) / Aston Villa (England)
The semi-final pairs of the European Championship will be formed by:
Celta (Spain) / Lyon (France) — Genk (Belgium) / Freiburg (Germany) — Ferencvaros (Hungary) / Braga (Portugal) — Panathinaikos (Greece) / Betis (Spain)
Stuttgart (Germany) / Porto (Portugal) — Nottingham Forest (England) / Midtjylland (Denmark) — Bologna (Italy) / Roma (Italy) — Lille (France) / Aston Villa (England)
We would like to add that the Europa League round of 16 matches will be played on March 12 and 19, the quarterfinals on April 9 and 16, the semifinals on April 30 and May 7, and the final will be held on May 20 at the Besiktas Stadium in Istanbul.
Previously, “FACTS” reported that last season the English “Tottenham” became the winner of the Europa League.
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