Europa League: The draw for the intermediate round is pending.
Bayer Leverkusen and TSG Hoffenheim are there.
We accompany the ceremony in the live ticker.
On Monday, December 14th, the Europa League intermediate round will be drawn from 1 p.m.
With Bayer Leverkusen and TSG Hoffenheim, two German clubs are still in the running.
The final for the second most important European Cup is set to take place in Gdansk on May 26, 2021.
Nyon - Despite the difficult conditions due to the
corona pandemic
, the
group stage of the Europa League * 2020/2021 went off
without any major noise.
And from a German point of view, it has been an extremely positive season so far.
VfL Wolfsburg * was
already
stuck
in the playoffs with a 2-1 draw at AEK Athens, but
Bayer Leverkusen *
and
TSG Hoffenheim *
won their preliminary rounds with a total of ten wins from twelve games.
But only in the new year will it really get down to business - then the
knockout phase is
on.
The
intermediate
round
will be drawn on Monday, December 14th, starting at 1 p.m. at the
UEFA
headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
There will be two pots: the one with the twelve group winners as well as the four most successful relegated teams from the
Champions League *
and the one with the runner-up in the seasons and the other group thirds in the premier class.
Europa League draw in the live ticker: teams from pot one have home rights in the second leg
The 16 teams in the first-mentioned pot have
home rights
in the second leg
, although this advantage - if he was one at all in the end -
should hardly come into play this season
due to the
mostly empty stadiums
.
Rather, in the event of an
extension
, the guest teams have
half an hour more time
to score
double
away goals
in the
event of a tie
.
There are
two exceptions
to be noted
for the draw
.
This means that
teams from the same national association
cannot meet.
The
UEFA Executive Committee has also prevented
duels between clubs from Russia and Ukraine
in advance due to the tense political situation between the neighboring countries.
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It's about this trophy: Before the draw for the second round, 32 clubs are still hoping for Europa League silverware.
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Europa League draw in the live ticker: Leverkusen and Hoffenheim not against Milan or Tottenham for the time being
Leverkusen and Hoffenheim are on their way to the
final in Gdansk *
, where the successor to record winner
FC Sevilla * is to be
played
on May 26th,
initially avoiding the big chunks.
Italy's front runners
AC Milan
, their league
rivals SSC Napoli
and
AS Roma
or the English clubs
Tottenham Hotspur
,
Leicester City
and
Arsenal
and
Villarreal
from Spain have won their groups.
From the Champions League, the German duo is avoiding
Ajax Amsterdam
,
Club Bruges
,
Manchester United
and
Shakhtar Donetsk for the time being
.
However, duels with
Benfica Lisbon
,
Real Sociedad San Sebastian
or the CL relegated
Dynamo Kiev
,
FK Krasnodar
,
Olympiacos Piraeus
or
Red Bull Salzburg
threaten
.
It is a first for the Hoffenheim team - they reached the knockout phase for the first time in their third European Cup season.
Bayer is in the
Europa League intermediate
round
for the sixth time
, so far the quarter-finals last August (1: 2 against
Inter Milan
) were the highest of emotions.
Europa League draw: an overview of the pots for the second round
Pot 1 (EL group winner and better CL relegated) |
Pot 2 (EL group second and worse CL relegated) |
|---|---|
Bayer Leverkusen (GER / Group C) |
Young Boys Bern (SUI / Group A) |
TSG Hoffenheim (GER / Group L) |
Molde FK (NOR / Group B) |
AS Roma (ITA / Group A) |
Slavia Prague (CZE / Group C) |
Arsenal FC (ENG / Group B) |
Benfica Lisbon (POR / Group D) |
Glasgow Rangers (SCO / Group D) |
Granada CF (ESP / Group E) |
PSV Eindhoven (NED / Group E) |
Real Sociedad San Sebastian (ESP / Group F) |
SSC Napoli (ITA / Group F) |
Sporting Braga (POR / Group G) |
Leicester City (ITA / Group G) |
Lille OSC (FRA / Group H) |
AC Milan (ITA / Group H) |
Maccabi Tel Aviv (ISR / Group I) |
Villarreal CF (ESP / Group I) |
Royal Antwerp (BEL / Group J) |
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG / Group J) |
Wolfsberger AC (AUT / Group K) |
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO / Group K) |
Red Star Belgrade (SRB / Group L |
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR / CL Group B) |
Red Bull Salzburg (AUT / CL Group A) |
Ajax Amsterdam (NED / CL group D) |
Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE / CL Group C) |
Club Brugge (BEL / CL group E) |
FK Krasnodar (RUS / CL group E) |
Manchester United (ENG / CL Group H) |
Dynamo Kiev (UKR / CL Group G) |
Europa League draw: the first and second legs of the second round increase in February
The
round of the last 32 teams will be played
on Thursday, February 18 and one week after.
Kick-off
is then at 6:55 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The
draw for the round of 16
is not even 24 hours after the second leg, namely on Friday, February 26th.
Incidentally, this year, with
Andreas Ulmer,
an Austrian could
climb
the throne of the
EL record player *
.
The
defender from RB Salzburg
has played 60 games in the competition so far.
The three Daniel Carrico (63 missions, now with Wuhan Zall), Jeremain Lens (62, Besiktas Istanbul) and Senad Lulic (61, Lazio Rome), who are currently ahead of him, are all not active in the
Europa League
.
Correspondingly, the 35-year-old, who has been playing for the Bulls since 2009, will win the new record in the round of 16.
Immediately before the EL draw, things will get serious for the Champions League clubs.
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