With the conclusion of match 3 of the new Europa League, Just like yesterday with the Champions League, You can now start to see details about the composition of how the classification will go and its subsequent distribution in the first stage or another playoff round of 32, and even in the round of 16. League stage where the Spanish teams fulfilling so far to be able continue their path to the San Mamés final on 21 May 2025. There are many differences between the following stages, as in the Champions League, and this competition as it has traditionally been.
Umar Sadiq and Stav Lemkin in a struggle in the Europa League match
The Europa League play-offs cross over to matchday 3
At the end of the third day of the new Europa League, three teams lead the standings Lazio, Tottenham and Anderlechtafter that Ajax, Galatasaray, Eintracht Frankfurt, Midtylland and Athletic Club. Ernesto Valverde’s team is in an advantageous position thanks to their win and their game. A streak with which you can already outline what the confrontation of the teams that are not directly ranked in the round of 16 and will then face each other with these eight teams would look like.
The other team LaLiga EA Sports in this competition as it is Real Sociedad would be guaranteed access to the play-off roundalthough they would do it without the pitch factor as they are 17th to 24th, so they would be playing everything away to potential competitors likePorto or Slavia Prague. A clash that would be decided by a draw, although not by traditional methods, as the games would be 9/10 against 23/24, 11/12 against 21/22, and so on.
The method of distributing the teams for the play-off round and round of 16
With this in mind, this is how the matches in the playoffs or round of 32 of the Europa League will look at the moment:
- 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/Slav Prague vs Real Sociedad/Hoffenheim
Nico fulfills a dream by scoring his first goal in Europe.
The round of 16, on the 3rd day of play
Once the play-off or round of 32 was over, the traditional round of 16 would come into play and the way the qualifiers were drawn would have changed. The first would go to the other side of the square from the second, the third from the fourth, and so on. Taking this into account, as the classification currently stands, the Athletic Club If they manage to win the play-offs I would play against them Olympique de Lyon, Bodo/Glimt, Ferencvaros or AZ Alkmaar and the Royal Society would be a tight 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 would look like right now:
- 1st/2nd vs Ganadores 15th/16th vs 17th/18th – Winners of Lazio/Tottenham vs Porto/Slav 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/Club Luthchleas Gael vs Bodo-Glimt Winners/Olympique Lyon vs Ferencvaros/AZ Alkmaar