Six years later, the name of Athletic He was once again the star of a continental draw. The tickle in the stomach, the debate between facing the big names or the more affordable, trip planning… It’s all here. Although there are different colors due to format change and with extra motivation because The Europa League final will be played in San Mamés on May 21. The lions learned yesterday in the draw held Monaco their eight rivals in the league stage.
They will face it at home Slavia Prague, AZ Alkmaar, Viktoria Plzen and Elfsborg. At their house to play Rome, Fenerbahçe, Ludogorets and Besiktas. For the calendar, the order of days, dates and times of each meeting, we have to wait until now. Athletic has experienced both sides of the coin. Clubs without much street pedigree will park in Bilbao, although it’s always risky, and outings will be difficult.
To begin with, a double visit to the always busy Istanbul. Waiting there Mourinho’s Fenerbahcedropped in the Champions League preview by Lille, and reinforced by En-Nesyri. The zurigorri team will also cross paths with a Besiktas who put together an interesting project. His cover letter is the 5-0 victory over Galatasaray in the Super Cup turkish
The clash in the house of the first pot is against the Rome, the group with the best coefficient of the 36 that make up the Europa League. Dybala commanding operations and getting there Dovbyktop scorer from the past Leaguewho chose Italy at the expense of a Girona of Champions. Another long trip completes the list, Razgradto deal with a Ludogorets who is the champion of Bulgaria and a recent classic of continental tournaments.
Two Czech squads will pass through La Catedral: Slavia and Viktoria Plzen. The one in Prague They reached the round of 16 in last season’s edition, eliminated by Milan. He Athletic will also accept AZwhere It has already been measured in 2015-16 without winning either of the two commitments. The hypothetical ‘Cinderella’ is the Elfsborg Swedish, the team with the worst coefficient of 36 and the only one to get to this point since the first preview.
Everyone will be everyone’s rival even if they don’t play directly because of the new format with this unique league. The first eight will advance to the second round. From the 9th to the 24th they will fight for the ticket in an intermediate round and from the 25th to the 36th they will bid farewell to everyone. The cards are on the table, today the calendar will be released and the competition will begin on September 25 and 26.
Source: La Verdad
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