The Europa League and Convention League group-stage attracts will see Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Rangers uncover their opponents for the opening spherical of the 2024/25 editions.
When is the draw?
The 2024/25 Europa League and Convention League group-stage attracts will happen at 12pm (BST) on Friday August 30 in Monaco.
Olympiakos gained final 12 months’s Convention League, changing into the primary Greek crew to win a European competitors
Who’re within the Europa League and Convention League attracts?
Twelve groups certified routinely for this 12 months’s Europa League by way of their 2023/24 league place, whereas 12 groups booked their locations by way of the play-offs. Eleven losers from the Champions League play-offs will enter the competitors and the ultimate spot goes to Convention League winners, Olympiakos.
The 12 groups eradicated within the Europa League play-offs dropped into the Convention League, with the opposite remaining 24 sides coming from the Convention League qualifiers.
Europa League
Pot One: AS Roma, Manchester United, Porto, Ajax, Rangers, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio, Tottenham, Slavia Prague
Pot Two: Actual Sociedad, AZ Alkmaar, Braga, Olympiakos, Lyon, PAOK, Fenerbahce, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Ferencvaros
Pot Three: Qarabag, Galatasaray, Viktoria Plzen, Bodo/Glimt, Union SG, Dynamo Kyiv, Ludogorets, Midtjylland, Malmo
Pot 4: Athletic Membership, Hoffenheim, Good, Anderlecht, Twente, Besiktas, FK RFS, Steaua Bucharest, Elfsborg
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Convention League
Chelsea scraped by means of to Convention League group levels after a 3-2 mixture victory regardless of a 2-1 defeat in Servette.
Chelsea have booked their place within the Convention League
Hearts‘ hopes of constructing it into the Europa League have been dashed after they suffered a fifth defeat in a row, dropping their play-off tie in opposition to Viktoria Plzen 2-0 on mixture.
The Edinburgh facet – trailing 1-0 from the primary leg within the Czech Republic every week earlier – have been within the tie till the 76th minute of the second leg at Tynecastle, when Lukas Cerv’s strike sucked the life out of the hosts’ problem.
Steven Naismith’s beleaguered facet – who’ve now didn’t win any of their opening six matches this season – no less than have the comfort of understanding they may parachute into the UEFA Convention League group stage draw.
Hearts didn’t progress within the Europa League
Northern Eire could have a crew within the league stage of the European competitions for the primary time. Larne secured a spot within the league stage of the Convention League by eliminating Lincoln Crimson Imps.
Wales too could have a consultant within the group/league stage of the European competitions for the primary time after The New Saints secured a Convention League spot by eliminating Panevezys.
Shamrock Rovers’ hopes of a Europa League pool-stage place have been predictably ended by Greek opponents PAOK.
Trailing 4-0 after the primary leg in Greece, Rovers went right down to a 2-0 dwelling defeat following second-half objectives from Magomed Ozdoev and Kiril Despodov, and so they now go into the Convention League group draw.
Pot One: Chelsea, Copenhagen, Gent, Fiorentina, LASK, Actual Betis
Pot Two: Istanbul Basaksehir, Molde, Legia Warsaw, Heidenheim, Djurgarden, APOEL Nicosia
Pot Three: Speedy Vienna, Omonia Nicosia, HJK Helsinki, Vitoria, Astana, Olimpija Ljubljana
Pot 4: Cercle Brugge, Shamrock Rovers, The New Saints, Lugano, Mlada Boleslav, Hearts
Pot 5: Petrocub, St Gallen, Panathinaikos, TSC Backa Topola, Borac Banja Luka, Jagiellonia
Pot Six: Celje, Larne, Dinamo Minsk, Pafos, Vikingur Reykjavik, Noah
How will the attracts work?
Just like the Champions League, the Europa League and Convention League will see the variety of groups expanded from 32 to 36. The most important change sees a metamorphosis from the normal group stage to a single league part together with all taking part groups.
Within the Europa League, each membership will now be assured a minimal of eight league-stage video games in opposition to eight totally different opponents (4 dwelling video games, 4 away) reasonably than the earlier six matches in opposition to three groups, performed on a home-and-away foundation.
Within the Convention League although, either side will face six totally different groups (three dwelling video games, three away).
In each tournaments, the highest eight sides within the league will qualify routinely for the knockout levels, whereas the groups ending in ninth to twenty fourth place will compete in a two-legged play-off to safe a spot within the final 16 of the competitors.
Groups ranked 25-36 are eradicated from all competitions.
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When are the group stage video games?
Europa League
Matchday 1: September 25/26
Matchday 2: October 3
Matchday 3: October 24
Matchday 4: November 7
Matchday 5: November 28
Matchday 6: December 12
Matchday 7: January 23, 2025
Matchday 8: January 30, 2025
Convention League
Matchday 1: October 3
Matchday 2: October 24
Matchday 3: November 7
Matchday 4: November 28
Matchday 5: December 12
Matchday 6: December 19
Manchester United gained the Europa League again in 2017
The important thing dates
The 2024/25 Europa League last will happen on Could 21, 2025 on the Estadio de San Mames in Bilbao, whereas the Convention League last is scheduled for Could 28, 2025 at Stadion Wroclaw in Poland.
Europa League
Knockout spherical play-offs: February 13 & 20, 2025
Spherical of 16: March 6 & 13, 2025
Quarter-finals: April 10 & 17, 2025
Semi-finals: Could 1 & 8, 2025
Last: Could 21, 2025 (Estadio de San Mames, Spain)
Convention League
Knockout spherical play-offs: February 13 & 20, 2025
Spherical of 16: March 6 & 13, 2025
Quarter-finals: April 10 & 17, 2025
Semi-finals: Could 1 & 8, 2025
Last: Could 28, 2025 (Stadion Wroclaw, Poland)
