Europa League. "Shakhtar" learned of all their potential opponents in the playoff tournament
Last night marked the end of the group stage in the Europa League, thus all the participants for the knockout stage of this tournament were determined, as well as the teams that advanced to the Conference League knockout stage.
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Last night, the group stage of the Europa League concluded, thus determining all participants in this tournament's knockout phase and teams that moved to the Conference League knockout round.
Unfortunately, Kyiv's Dynamo finished last in their group and concluded their 2022/2023 European campaign.
In contrast, Donetsk's Shakhtar finished third in their Champions League group, securing a place in the Europa League round of 16 where they will face teams that finished second in their Europa League groups: P.S.V. (Netherlands), Rennes (France), Roma (Italy), Union Berlin (Germany), Manchester United (England), Midtjylland (Denmark), Nantes (France) and Monaco (France). Along with Shakhtar, teams that moved from the Champions League to the Europa League include Ajax (Netherlands), Bayern Munich (Germany), Barcelona (Spain), Sporting CP (Portugal), Salzburg (Austria), Sevilla (Spain) and Juventus (Italy). The draw for this stage of the tournament will take place on November 7th (start at 14:00 Kyiv time) with matches scheduled for February 16th and 23rd, 2023.
Teams that won their Europa League groups have secured a spot in the round of 16. These are Arsenal (England), Fenerbahçe (Turkey), Betis (Spain), Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium), Real Sociedad (Spain), Feyenoord (Netherlands), Freiburg (Germany), Ferencváros (Hungary).
Teams that finished third in their Europa League groups will play in the Conference League round of 16. These are Bodo/Glimt (Norway), A.E.K. Athens (Cyprus), Ludogorets (Bulgaria), Braga (Portugal), Ştefanica (Moldova), Lazio (Italy), Qarabag (Azerbaijan) and Trabzonspor (Turkey). These teams are potential opponents for Ukraine's Dnipro-1, which finished second in their Conference League group.