The group stage of the Europa League has ended and the 32 qualified teams They are now waiting to meet their rivals for the final phase of the second UEFA continental tournament. Though the big favorites have passed to this round of the competitionBy names and history, the most striking results left by the classification of the groups may be the elimination of Feyenoord and Celtic, who finished third (group K) and fourth (group H), in their respective league.
For their part, the Spanish teams did a good job, although the best placed for this draw is the Villarreal. The yellow submarine achieved the first position of its group, without conceding a single defeat, reaping four victories and a draw. As for the last game, which faced Qarabag, it was suspended due to a coronavirus outbreak in the Azarbayán team, although they had already secured first place after their last victory against Sivasspor, by 0-1.
The draw for the round of 32 of the Europa League will begin at 13:00 hours of this Monday, December 14, just after the Champions League, where they will also be Real society and Granada, although they will not be seeded. It can be seen on television through pay channels Movistar Champions League and Let’s go, from Movistar +, and openly through Gol. You can also follow ‘online’ in the official UEFA websiteIn addition, minute by minute and all related information will be available in the El Confidencial website.
How is the draw?
The draw for this first tie of the final phase of the Europa League will be made at the official UEFA headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland) and it will be carried out telematically due to the coronavirus pandemic. This draw has a format similar to that of the Champions League, having two bass drums, one where the seeded teams will stay, which are the 12 teams that have finished first in their respective groups plus the four best third-placed teams in the Champions League, and another with the non-seeded teams, which are the other 12 that qualified as second and the remaining four who finished third in the top European competition.
So, those who are in the same drum will not be able to face each other, and the seeds will have the opportunity to play the second leg at home. Nor can any team that has been in the same group in the league phase or that shares a federation, that is, that is from the same country, be measured. As a precautionary measure, the UEFA Executive Committee states that teams from Russia and Ukraine cannot be paired. The first leg matches will be on February 18, while the return ones will be played on the 25th of the same month.
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