UEFA Europa League, Conference League Draw Unveiled

Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji

The second and third-tier club competitions in Europe (UEFA Europa and Conference League) get to the quarter-final stage with the draw for both competitions holding on Friday, March 18, 2022, in Nyon.

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Host Pedro Pinto before the commencement of the draw took to the stage to introduce the draw.

The quarter-finals draw procedure showed that no teams are seeded and there is no country protection, eight balls containing the names of the quarter-finalists are placed in the large central bowl and shuffled, the first team drawn plays its first match at home, against the second team drawn.

The procedure is repeated with the remaining balls to complete the quarter-final pairings.

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For the semi-finals draw procedure, four balls containing slips of paper marked ‘Winners of quarter-final 1’ to ‘Winners of quarter-final 4’ are placed in a large central bowl and shuffled, the first and second balls drawn determine the first pairing, the first ball drawn representing the home team for the first leg, the procedure is repeated with the remaining balls in the bowl to complete the semi-final pairings.

Leipzig was the first team drawn against Atalanta.

Other draw results include:

Braga vs Rangers.
The Portuguese side were finalists in 2011.

Westham vs Lyon.
French outfit, Lyon were semi-finalists in 2018.

Frankfurt vs Barcelona.
The German side won the 1980 edition of the competition.

Quarter-finals
First legs: 7 April
Second legs: 14 April

Semi-finals
First legs: 28 April
Second legs: 5 May

Meanwhile…

The draw for the quarter-final of the UEFA Europa Conference League and schedule include:

Quarter-finals (first leg 7 April; second leg 14 April)

Bodø/Glimt v Roma
Feyenoord v Slavia Praha
Marseille v PAOK
Leicester v PSV Eindhoven

Semi-finals (first leg 28 April; second leg 5 May)

1: Leicester/PSV Eindhoven v Bodø/Glimt or Roma

2: Feyenoord/Slavia Praha v Marseille/PAOK

Final (25 May)

Semi-final 1 winner v semi-final 2 winner

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Oluwaseun Oyediji

I am a huge advocate of Women’s football after covering the Nigeria Women Football Leagues (NWFL) since 2019. An unbiased football writer with penchant for women’s in sports and historical analysis.

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