2023-12-18 12:29:00
The draw for the qualifying round for the round of 16 of the European League was held a short while ago.
The draw for the qualifying round for the round of 16 of the European League was held a short while ago.
The draw witnessed difficult matches for the teams relegated from the Champions League.
The most prominent match in the round was the Feyenoord match against Roma, which will be a repeat of the final of the first edition of the European Conference League.
In that round, the teams that were relegated from the Champions League will face the second-placed teams from the Europa League groups to qualify for the round of 16, for which the teams that topped their group qualified directly.
The matches in full were as follows:
Feyenoord x Roma
Milan x Rennes
Lens x Freiburg
Young Boys x Sporting Lisbon
Benfica x Toulouse
Sporting Braga x Qarabag
Galatasaray x Sparta Prague
Shakhtar x Olympique Marseille
The first leg matches will be held at the home ground of the teams relegated from the group stage, which is placed on the right side of the draw.
The first-leg matches will be held on February 15, while the return matches will be held on February 22.
The final match will be held in the Irish city of Dublin.
Sevilla won the title last season after defeating Roma in the final match on penalties, but the historic champion of the tournament will not be present in the current edition.
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