With the conclusion of matchday 3 of the new Europa League, Just as it happened yesterday with the Champions League, You can now begin to see details of the composition of how the classification will go and its subsequent distribution in the next ‘play-off’ phase or round of 32, and even in the round of 16. A league phase where the Spanish teams are fulfilling so far to be able continue their path to the San Mamés final on May 21, 2025. The following phases, as with the Champions League, have many differences from what this competition has traditionally been like.
Umar Sadiq and Stav Lemkin in a struggle in the Europa League matchAP
The Europa League playoff crosses to matchday 3
At the end of the third day of the new Europa League, there are three teams that are leading the classification as they are Lazio, Tottenham and Anderlechtfollowed by Ajax, Galatasaray, Eintracht Frankfurt, Midtylland and Athletic Club. Ernesto Valverde’s team is in an advantageous position thanks to its two wins and a draw. A streak with which we can already make an outline of what the confrontations of the teams that are not directly classified to the round of 16 would be like and that would then face each other with these eight teams.
The other LaLiga EA Sports team in this competition as it is Real Sociedad would have guaranteed access to the playoff roundalthough they would do it without the field factor as they are between 17th and 24th place, therefore they would be playing everything away from home with possible rivals likePorto or Slavia Prague. A confrontation that would be determined by draw, although not by traditional means, since the matches would be between 9th/10th against 23rd/24th, 11th/12th against 21st/22nd, and so on.
The method of distributing the teams for the play-off round and round of 16UEFA
Taking this into account, this is what the matches in the playoffs or round of 32 of the Europa League would look like right now:
- 9º/10º vs 23º/24º – Bodo-Glimt/Olympique Lyon vs Ferencvaros/AZ Alkmaar
- 11º/12º vs 21º/22º – Rangers/Olympiacos vs Manchester United/Elfsborg
- 13º/14º vs 19º/20º – FCSB/Fenerbahce vs Roma/Viktoria Plzen
- 15º/16º vs 17º/18º – Porto/Slavia Prague vs Real Sociedad/Hoffenheim
Nico fulfills a dream by scoring his first goal in Europe.ATHLETIC CLUB
The round of 16, on matchday 3
Once the playoff round or round of 32 had passed, the traditional round of the round of 16 would arrive in which the way of drawing the qualifiers would have changed. The first would go to the opposite side of the square from the second, the third from the fourth, and so on. Taking this into account, as the classification stands right now, the Athletic Club If they manage to win the playoffs I would play against them Olympique de Lyon, Bodo/Glimt, Ferencvaros or AZ Alkmaar and the Royal Society would have a tough tie against the Lazio or Tottenham. A picture where nothing has been decided yet and where all options are possible.
In the same way as with the playoffs or round of 32, this is what the round of 16 matches would be like right now:
- 1st/2nd vs Ganadores 15th/16th vs 17th/18th – Lazio/Tottenham vs Porto Winners/Slavia Prague vs Real Sociedad/Hoffenheim
- 3rd/4th vs Ganadores 13th/14th vs 19th/20th – Anderlecht/Ajax vs FCSB Winners/Fenerbahce vs Roma/Viktoria Plzen
- 5th/6th vs Ganadores 11th/12th vs 21st/22nd – Galatasaray/Eintracht Frankfurt vs Ganadores de Rangers/Olympiacos vs Manchester United/Elfsborg
- 7th/8th vs Ganadores 9th/10th vs 23rd/24th – Midtjylland/Athletic Club vs Winners of Bodo-Glimt/Olympique Lyon vs Ferencvaros/AZ Alkmaar
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