The Champions League dams will be concluded next Tuesday and Wednesday and this will not only give the last seven qualified for the major European competition (and therefore all of the potential opponents of PSG, OM and AS Monaco). The eliminated clubs will obviously be donated to the Europa League to complete the four 12 -team hats for the draw next Friday with LOSC, OL and OGC Nice.
Beaten 3-1 by the Bruges club in the go-round dam of the C1, the Rangers are likely to be eliminated and then appear in the hats of the seconds in the company of Roma, Porto, Feyenoord, Lillois, Dinamo Zagreb, Real Betis, Salzburg and Aston Villa.
As a reminder, as in the Champions League, all the participants will inherit two opponents of each hat (one at home, one outside) and the three French representatives (including the Dogues) can therefore find themselves to confront the favorites of the competition. For the good of the UEFA index, it will be necessary to avoid the large pieces present in hats 2, 3 and even 4.
OL against Mourinho's Fener?
OL is guaranteed to be part of the second hat. A pot that could accommodate the Fenerbahçe by José Mourinho (and a Youssef En-Nousyri-Jhon Duran attack duo), held in check by Benfica (0-0) before the return round in Lisbon. There were two surprises in the week with the 3-1 victory from Qarabag to Ferencvaros and that of Pafos against the Red Star of Belgrade (1-2). The Champions of Hungary and Serbia would make a little more pot 2 in the Europa League.
There is danger in the last two hats: Nottingham Forest, 7th of the last Premier League (and promoted in the Europa League because of the relegation of Crystal Palace), Bologna, the Celta of Vigo and Sturm Graz except as a comeback after a 5-0 defeat by Bodo/Glimt in the LDC go-round barrage. The fourth hat welcomes Stuttgart or Genk. Above all, you will have to avoid playing Kairat Almaty, a club in eastern Kazakhstan, in full Central Asia.