02/23 at 1:40 p.m.
“We will have to come and beat us”, Papin reacts to the draw
Asked by Canal + after the draw for the knockout stages of the Europa League, Jean-Pierre Papin shared OM’s ambitions after inheriting Villarreal and reuniting with Marcelino.
“I think it’s a very good poster. Villarreal remains a team which has a lot of European experience, which won the Europa League in 2021 against Manchester United. Playing them in the round of 16, I think it’s a opportunity for us to show that the victory against Shakhtar was not trivial”, estimated the coach of the Marseille reserve and Marseille representative in Nyon. “The arrival of Jean-Louis Gasset has perhaps given the team a little confidence, the public pushed us in an incredible way and I think that will also be an important parameter. Playing this first match against Villarreal in front of 65,000 people who will push us, when we are able to play the kind of match like the one on Thursday, I think we will be able to do the same thing again.”
And to clarify about Marcelino: “I just remember that he left without having lost a match. And in the context he was in it was complicated. Football is like that, sometimes we do things well but that do not work. […]The championship is the basis if we want to return to Europe next year we must succeed in qualifying for a European Cup but here we are, we have qualified and until proven otherwise, we will have to come and beat us.”
02/23 at 1:25 p.m.
Sturm Graz? “It might not be that easy”
The analysis of “Polo Breitner”, a specialist in German and Austrian football: “it’s the little beast that’s on the rise, that’s on the rise. They have more and more European experience. It’s a club that’s on the rise. You have a coach (Christian Ilzer) who continues to rise and who means that on paper, Lille is the favorite but the experience acquired by the Austrian club in Europe means that it may not be that easy.”
“Europe is a breath of fresh air for the Austrian clubs. The pressure will be there, I expect good opposition.”
“Behind Salzburg, the “best of the rest” is Sturm Graz and I await this opposition with relish.”
02/23 at 1:21 p.m.
So it’s Sturm Graz for Lille
It’s not the worst draw, but it’s not the best either: Sturm Graz, there will be a great atmosphere in the first leg, and it’s a team that has a very direct game, everything for attack, but with beautiful flaws.
02/23 at 1:12 p.m.
The complete draw
Servette-Viktoria Plzen
AFC Ajax-Aston Villa
Molde-Club Bruges
Union St Gilloise-Fenerbahçe
Dinamo Zagreb-PAOK Salonique
Sturm Graz-Lille
Maccabi Haifa-Fiorentina
Olympiacos-Maccabi Tel Aviv
02/23 at 1:07 p.m.
The draw will be carried out by Kostas Katsouranis
Because the final will take place in Athens.
02/23 at 1:03 p.m.
It’s obviously exactly the same rules as for the Europa League
And we start with a presentation of all the clubs still qualified. And when we look at who is still present, Lille really has nothing to be ashamed of.
02/23 at 12:57
The rules of the draw
Unlike OM, Lille won their group and will therefore be in pot 1 and will receive the return match.
Hats:
Group winners:
LOSC Lille (FRA)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Aston Villa FC (ENG)
ACF Fiorentina (ITA)
PAOK FC (GRE)
Fenerbahce SK (TUR)
The roadblockers
SK Sturm Graz (AUT)
Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)
GNK Dinamo (CRO)
AFC Ajax (NED)
Molde FK (NOR)
Olympiacos FC (GRE)
R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
Servette FC (SUI)
02/23 at 12:55
Now for the Conference League draw
And this time, it is Lille which is concerned. Drawing begins at 1 p.m.
02/23 at 12:37
“A very crumbly team that has lost the magic”
“It’s a good draw for Olympique de Marseille, analyzes Fred Hermel, specialist in Spanish football for RMC Sport. It’s a poster within reach of OM. Villarreal today, it’s on a low of the Spanish championship. When we look at the players, it’s a great European team. There is experience, technique. But we feel that we are at the end of a cycle. We feel that there is no longer the serenity of the past. They went looking for Marcelino to find that stability that there was no longer there. It is a team which ensured its survival in the Spanish first division, but the draw of the “Last weekend shows that it’s a very crumbly team that has lost the magic.”
02/23 at 12:26
While waiting for reactions from Villarreal and OM
Don’t forget the Conference League draw, it will be at 1 p.m.
02/23 at 12:17
What a snub of destiny
Marcelino, who resigned from OM in September, will therefore return to the Vélodrome, having taken over the management of Villarreal, which was in difficulty in La Liga. Beyond the Marcelino story, an interesting draw for OM against a team which has major defensive shortcomings.
02/23 at 12:14
It’s OM’s turn!
OM-Villarreal! The shock against Marcelino!
02/23 at 12:13
The draw
Sparta Prague – Liverpool,
the scarecrow has already fallen!
02/23 at 12:11
Let’s go for the draw!
We remind you of the two hats:
Hat 1 (group winner):
West Ham United FC (ENG)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC (ENG)
Rangers FC (SCO)
Atalanta BC (ITA)
Liverpool FC (ENG)
Villarreal CF (ESP)
SK Slavia Prague (CZE)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
Hat 2 (dams)
SC Freiburg (GER)
Olympique de Marseille (FRA)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
SL Benfica (POR)
AC Milan (ITA)
AS Roma (ITA)
Karabakh FC (AZE)
02/23 at 12:11
We will know the match schedule at the end of the afternoon
The draw will begin soon.
02/23 at 12:06
The final will be in Dublin, so John O’Shea will make the draw
A better choice than Roy Keane for everyone’s safety.
02/23 at 12:03
Marseille can therefore fall back on Brighton
This is the main lesson of the study of the rules. And it wouldn’t be the worst draw.
02/23 at 12:02
And off we go for the ceremony live from Nyon.
We start with the presentation of the qualifiers, but you have been aware of that since last night.
02/23 at 11:52
We remind you of the rules of the draw
The victorious teams in the play-offs will therefore face the teams who finished first in their Europa League group. The rules are simple: two countries of the same country cannot compete against each other. Barragsites like Marseille will play the first leg at home.
The two hats:
Hat 1 (group winner):
West Ham United FC (ENG)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC (ENG)
Rangers FC (SCO)
Atalanta BC (ITA)
Liverpool FC (ENG)
Villarreal CF (ESP)
SK Slavia Prague (CZE)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
Hat 2 (dams)
SC Freiburg (GER)
Olympique de Marseille (FRA)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
SL Benfica (POR)
AC Milan (ITA)
AS Roma (ITA)
Karabakh FC (AZE)
02/23 at 9:07
The worst and best draws for OM and Lille
Winner of Shakhtar Donetsk, Olympique de Marseille qualified for the round of 16 of the Europa League while Lille will play those of the Conference League.
The last representatives of Ligue 1 in these two competitions, the Phocéens and the Mastiffs could come across prestigious opponents during the draw.
Worst draw for OM: Liverpool
The best draw for OM: Slavia Prague
Worst draw for Lille: Ajax
The best draw for Lille: Maccabi Haifa (on neutral ground)
02/23 at 9:05
The hats for the draws
In the Europa League as in the Conference League, UEFA has divided it into two hats. The teams that finished first in their group are seeded while the winners of the play-offs are not. Also note that clubs from the same country cannot compete against each other.
Top seeds: Atalanta Bergame, Brighton, Leverkusen, Liverpool, Rangers, Slavia Prague, Villarreal, West Ham (ENG).
Unseeded: AC Milan, Benfica, Fribourg, Marseille, Qarabag, AS Rome, Sparta Prague, Sporting.
Top seeds: Aston Villa, Club de Bruges, Fenerbahçe, Fiorentina, LOSC Lille, Maccabi Tel Aviv, PAOK, Viktoria Plzen.
Unseeded: Ajax, Dinamo Zagreb, Maccabi Haifa, Molde, Olympiacos, Servette FC, Sturm Graz, Union Saint-Gilloise.
02/23 at 8:58
Hello everyone,
From 12 p.m., UEFA will carry out the draw this Friday for the round of 16 of the Europa League in Nyon, Switzerland. An event that OM supporters will not want to miss since it concerns their beloved club after the great qualification obtained against Shakhtar Donetsk (3-1, 5-3 overall).
At the same time, from 1 p.m., it will be the turn of the Conference League to unveil the posters for the eighth. Here again, all French hopes will rest on Lille.
An event to follow on television on RMC Sport or in this live commentary.