The Eternal City giants are already guaranteed to play Europa League football next season, having secured a top-six finish in Serie A with one game to play. Roma face Eredivisie side Feyenoord in the inaugural Europa Conference League showpiece in Tirana on Wednesday. ET.Jose Mourinho declared the Europa Conference League as Roma's Champions League ahead of the final against Feyenoord, while he cannot visualise retiring. The round of 16 draw will take place a day after the second legs, on Feb. The away goals rule will no longer be used to decide the ties, which means if tied after two legs, we'll see extra time and then to a penalty shootout if a winner is not scored. Once teams are drawn, they will meet in two-legged ties - first legs will be played on Feb. Possible opponents for Marseille or Celtic or Fenerbahce or PSV Eindhoven - all without restrictions - include: Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Partizan, Bodo/Glimt, Randers, Slavia Prague, PAOK, Tottenham Hotspur or Vitesse, Qarabag. Possible opponents for Leicester City include: Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Partizan, Bodo/Glimt, Randers, Slavia Prague, PAOK, Qarabag. If Tottenham somehow reach this phase, they would not be allowed to be paired against Leicester City, who were dropped to Conference League play after a disappointing result at Napoli. Same goes for Czech sides Slavia Prague (seeded) and Sparta Prague (unseeded). For example, Danish sides Randers (seeded) and Midtjylland (unseeded) cannot meet. Teams from the same federation cannot be drawn against one another. A team from the seeded pot will be matched up against a team from the unseeded pot. The eight Europa League group third-placed teams, who are unseeded, will be placed in a second pot. The eight UECL group runners-up are seeded and placed in one pot. UEL third-place finishers (unseeded in knockout play-offs): Group G: Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) or Vitesse (NED).UECL group runners-up (seeded in knockout play-offs): UECL group winners (through to round of 16): TV and live stream: CBS Sports HQ and Paramount+ Europa Conference League knockout stage participants Location: UEFA headquarters - Nyon, Switzerland The UECL group runners-up and the UEL third-place finishers will be paired in the knockout play-offs, which will narrow the field down from 24 to 16 by the end of February.Ĭraving even more from the world's game? Listen below and follow ¡Qué Golazo! A Daily CBS Soccer Podcast where we take you beyond the pitch and around the globe for commentary, previews, recaps and more. The eight group winners receive a bye into the next round and won't start their knockout stage journey until the round of 16, which leaves us with 16 teams battling for the eight remaining spot in the knockout play-offs. The top-two finishers from eight groups (16 teams) will join the third-place finishers from the UEFA Europa League (eight teams) to make up the field for the knockout stage ahead of Monday's draw from Nyon, Switzerland. We'll break down how the knockout stage format works for this inaugural competition below. ET draw on Paramount+ and CBS Sports HQ as the eight pairings will be announced for the knockout play-offs. The slightly uncertain outcome of that cancelled match won't stop us from Monday's 8 a.m. When that issue is resolved, Spurs who had to win to secure a spot in the knockout play-offs will likely cede that to Vitesse, who beat NS Mura on Thursday. While one match remains un-played, Tottenham's match with Rennes which was postponed due to a COVID outbreak at Spurs will not occur. The group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third-tier of European club competitions, is done and dusted.
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