Tiktukno: summary of today's events in sports, 7.11 (Sport1)
Shortly after the fascinating draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League, today (Monday) the draw for the playoff stage of the Europa League also took place, and here we got a beautiful matchup: Barcelona vs. Manchester United.
This is about what may become a consolation prize for the relegated from the Champions and it should be mentioned that winning the Europa League gives an automatic ticket to the group stage of the Champions League next season, regardless of position in the league.
The format in the Europa League is unusual.
The 8 teams that finished at the top of their houses qualified directly for the round of 16 and are patiently waiting there.
The 8 runners-up were drawn today against the 8 who drop out of the Champions League for the knock-out stage, at the end of which they qualify for the eighth.
The playoff stage will take place on February 16 and 23.
The Europa League final will take place on May 31 in Budapest.
The playoff games (on a ticket to the round of 16):
Barcelona - Manchester United
Juventus - Nantes
Sporting Lisbon - Mittelland
Shakhtar Donetsk - Ran
Ajax - Union Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen - Monaco
Sevilla - PSV Eindhoven
Red Bull Salzburg - Roma
automatically advanced to the round of 16:
Arsenal
Fenerbahce
Betis
Union Saint Gilois
Real Sociedad
Feyenoord
Freiburg
Franzvarous
Returning to Camp Nou, if he is still at Manchester United.
Ronaldo (Photo: Reuters)
Later, the draw for the knockout stages of the Conference League will also take place.
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