Europa League – Conference League draw: OM, OL, Monaco and Rennes to face heavy
French clubs were received six out of six. For the first time in its history, France has six representatives in the round of 16 of European competitions. But the question now is: until when? Indeed, if the PSG is well deposited to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Lille seems condemned to elimination, while the four other French clubs will know their fate this Friday. OL, OM, Monaco and Rennes will know what sauce they are going to be eaten in for their knockout stages of the Europa League or the Europa League Conference.
Heavy in the sights of Lyon and Monaco
Each club will have varying fortunes and they don’t all have the same list of potential opponents. For the two representatives in the Europa League, Olympique Lyonnais and AS Monaco, first in their respective groups, the affair promises to be complicated. The two French clubs will have to recognize one of the eight clubs having validated their ticket for the round of 16 this Thursday evening, namely RB Leipzig, Glasgow Rangers, Betis, Seville, Braga, FC Porto, Atalanta or FC Barcelona.
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Suffice to say that for OL and AS Monaco it would be better to have a little luck and cross paths with Glasgow Rangers, already in the Lyon group, or Braga, to have the best chance of reaching the quarters. of final. Facing Betis would not be a bad choice either, on the other hand, we imagine that the Rhodaniens and the Red and Whites prefer to avoid having to cross swords with FC Barcelona or Sevilla FC so early in the competition.
Rennes and OM can do well
As for the two clubs present in C4, Rennes and Olympique de Marseille will not be eaten with the same sauce. First in their group, Rennes will also face one of the eight teams that validated their ticket this Thursday evening for the knockout stages of the Europa League Conference. The Bretons will therefore be less exposed than OM, at least on paper.
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Despite its seeded status, Rennes can find themselves facing great teams. PSV, Partizan, Slavia Prague, PAOK Salonika, the surprising Norwegians of Bodo/Glimt and Leicester are the potential adversaries of the Breton club. It will not be an easy task, but apart from Leicester, which looks like a scarecrow, it remains in the ropes of Stade Rennais. For its part, Olympique de Marseille is not seeded and will face a group leader, excluding Stade Rennais.
AZ Alkmaar, LASK Linz, Feyenoord, La Gantoise, FC Bâle, Copenhagen or José Mourinho’s AS Roma are the potential opponents of Jorge Sampaoli’s OM. There too, there is everything. If the Phocaeans face LASK Linz or Copenhagen they will probably be very happy, on the other hand, they will probably prefer to avoid AS Roma, which is one of the biggest teams still in contention in the competition on paper. Answer around noon for the clubs concerned by the Europa League and around 1 p.m. for the Europa League Conference.