Live bar December 13 news On December 13, 20:00 Beijing time, the Europa League knockout play-off draw will be held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. When will the first knockout play-off draw ceremony in Europa League history take place? What are the rules for drawing lots and the participating teams? How does the draw work? This preview will answer the questions for bar friends one by one.
What are the Europa League knockout play-offs
For the first time this season, the Europa League introduced a knockout play-off mechanism with 16 teams participating, including 8 Europa League group stages in second place and 8 Champions League group stage third places. Eight play-off matches will determine the remaining eight teams that will advance to the round of 16 of this season's Europa League.
Time and place of drawing
20:00 Beijing time on December 13, UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland
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Draw teams
A total of 16 teams (8 seeded + 8 unseeded): the 8 teams ranked second in the Europa League group stage are seeded teams; the 8 teams in the third group in the Champions League group stage are unseeded teams.
Seeded teams: Glasgow Rangers, Real Sociedad, Napoli, Olympiacos, Lazio, Braga, Betis, Dinamo Zagreb
Unseeded teams: RB Leipzig, Porto, Borussia Dortmund, Sharif, Barca, Atlanta, Sevilla, Zenit
Relevant rules
1. The principle of recusal of the same country. Teams from the same national football federation cannot be opponents.
2. The knockout play-off is a two-legged match, the seeded team is the first to go and then the main, and there is no away goal rule.
3. The 8 winning teams will join the 8 Europa League group stage winners in the Europa League Round of 16.
Europa League Knockout Play-off Schedule (Beijing Time)
The first leg is scheduled for February 18 next year, and the second leg is scheduled for February 25, the second week.
*After the end of the play-offs, the Europa League round of 16 draw will be held at 20:00 Beijing time on February 25, 2022
Remaining fixtures of this season's Europa League (Beijing time)
Knockout play-offs: 2.18 for the first leg and 2.25 for the second leg
Quarterfinals: 3.11 in the first leg, 3.18 in the second leg
Quarter-finals: 4.8 in the first leg, 4.15 in the second leg
Semi-finals: 4.29 in the first leg, 5.6 in the second leg
Final: 5.27, the final venue will be at the Piz juan stadium in Seville