The 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round are going to last until October 1. 178 teams are going to compete in the qualifying round. 8 teams from the Champions Path and 13 from the Main Path are going to advance to the group stage. Preliminary Round 16 teams played in the preliminary
Lionel Messi is considering leaving Barça. Marcelo Bechler was the first to report the news on Twitter. This comes after the devastating loss of 8-2 in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The team did not take well their defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich. Losing against a titan like Bayern is one thing.
The Second Qualifying Round While it is not clear whether the season will follow the same rules as the previous one, the matches are already underway. Cluj lost to Dinamo Zagreb after the teams were tied even after extra time. The score before extra time was 2-2. They lost to penalties with 6-5. Slovan Bratislava
The Buildup The Champions League had to convert to tournament mode this year, much like Europa League. Another change from the usual form of the competition is the lack of audience. For many teams, this could have been the morale boost they needed to move forward. The expected favorites for the title were Manchester City
Stopped in Their Tracks From the start, it was difficult to determine who the winners were going to be. Inter Milan was one of the top teams that managed to reach the final. However, the clear favorite, Manchester United, was not so fortunate. They handled LASK with relative ease. However, had it not been for
Paris Saint-Germain lost the Champions League Final to Bayern Munich. Their ascension to the final match was still impressive. This was their first final, as opposed to Bayern’s 11th. Bayern was a clear favorite and their victory, while sound, did not come easily. While the final was not as action-packed as some other matches in
The first European meeting between Sevilla and Inter allowed Rojiblancos to claim their sixth title in the Europa League. This may come as a bit of a surprise, as the teams’ composition has changed significantly since their last win in this competition. Dynamic Start Romelu Lukaku scored the first goal from an awarded penalty kick.
Bayern Munich is facing a tough opponent in Paris Saint-Germain at 21:00 CET on August 23. The venue of the final match of the Champions League will be the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Interestingly enough, both Bayern and PSG have won their semifinal matches with the same scoreline: 3–0. Like all the previous matches
The final match of the Europa League 2020 is going to take place tonight, Friday, August 21 at 21:00 CET. The RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany will be hosting the event. If the game remains level after 90 minutes, there will be two periods (15 minutes each) of extra time. After 120 minutes, if nothing changes,
People will remember Olympique Lyonnais in the semifinals less for their performance and more for their aggressive style of playing. While they were impressive up to the semifinals, this is where it ended. Olympique Lyonnais held the ball for a third of the total time. Marcelo, Fernando Marçal, and Thiago Mendes received a yellow card each.
