Mladá Boleslav footballers will welcome Betis Sevilla, Lugano and the Polish champions from Bialystok with former Sparta player Michal Sáček in the main stage of the Conference League. Molde, Guimaraes from Portugal and Noah from Armenia await them outside. Today’s draw in Monaco decided it. The opening round is scheduled for October 3, and the final for December 19.
In the main phase of the Conference League, unlike the Champions League and Europa League, only six matches will be played, therefore Mladá Boleslav will not start until the beginning of October, in Armenia against Noah. In the most attractive match, Betis will welcome Sevilla in the 4th round on November 28. The basic part of the Conference League is the only one that does not extend until January, the last round is scheduled for December 19. Boleslav will play on the European stage the longest of the Czech teams this year, almost until Christmas.
The Conference League, like other European competitions, will be played in a new format from this season. All teams were assigned a draw in the league phase of one opponent from each of the six performance baskets. All teams will play three matches at home and three away. The results will be included in the overall table, the best eight will advance directly to the round of 16, the other 16 teams will play in the 1st round of the playoffs. The final will take place on May 28 in Wrocław.
