On Friday, January 16, the draw for the 1/16 finals of the Conference League, which was won by the English Chelsea last season, took place in Nyon, Switzerland. In particular, Shakhtar Donetsk found out their potential opponents, which immediately made it to the 1/8 finals.
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In the next round of the tournament, Arda Turan's team, who finished the main round in 6th place, will play against the winner of the KuPS (Finland) – Lech (Poland) match, or the stronger team in the Shkendija (North Macedonia) – Samsunspor (Turkey) match.
The other pairs of the 1/16 finals of the LC, the matches of which will be played on February 19 and 26, were formed:
Jagiellonia (Poland) – Fiorentina (Italy)
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Omonia (Cyprus) – Rijeka (Croatia)
Noah (Armenia) – AZ (Netherlands)
“Drita” (Kosovo) – “Celje” (Slovenia)
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Zrinjski (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Crystal Palace (England)
Sigma (Czech Republic) – Lausanne (Switzerland)
Let us remind you that in addition to Shakhtar, direct tickets to the 1/8 finals were won by: Strasbourg (France), Rakuw (Poland), AEK (Greece), Sparta (Czech Republic), Rayo Vallecano (Spain), Mainz (Germany) and AEK (Cyprus). The draw for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League will be held on February 27, and the matches will be held on March 12 and 19.
By the way, it is already known that if Shakhtar successfully overcomes the round of 16 stage, they will meet one of six clubs in the quarterfinals of the tournament – AEK (Greece), Sparta (Czech Republic), Drita (Kosovo), Noah (Armenia), AZ (Netherlands) or Celje (Slovenia).
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Previously, “FACTS” reported that Dynamo took 27th place in the main round of the Conference League and ceased its participation in European competitions.
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