The possible opponents of Panathinaikos in the Conference League – The day and time of the draw

Panathinaikos prevailed 2-0 against Lance in the crowded and… burning Olympic stadium for its playoffs Conference League and, overturning it to the detriment of the 2-1 from the first match, he deservedly got the “ticket” for the League phase of the competition!

Now, the “greens” are waiting to find out the teams they will face, which will be done in Friday’s draw (30/08, 15:30, COSMOTE SPORT 1). All the teams in the competition are, of course, potential opponents of his team Diego Alonsosince the format has changed.

With the new format, the 36 teams of the Conference will be in a single group and will play 6 matches in the league stage (formerly the group stage). They will no longer face three opponents twice (home and away) but will face 6 different teams, playing 3 matches at home and 3 away. THE Panathinaikostherefore, will learn in the draw the 6 groups which he will face, one from each capacity group.

The top eight teams of the single score will automatically qualify to phase of 16while the teams finishing from 9th to 24th place will compete in double knockout play-off matches to secure their place in the round of 16 of the competition. Teams finishing 25th to 36th are disqualified.

In the knockout phase, the teams between 9th and 16th place they will face a team that finished between 17th and 24thwith the second match at home. The eight teams that win the knockout stage play-offs will advance to the round of 16, where they will each face one of the top eight teams, who will have already qualified for the round of 16.

From the round of 16 onwards, the competition will continue to follow the existing knockout formatwhich leads to the neutral venue of the final, chosen by UEFA.

The 36 teams participating in the League Phase

A’ CAPACITY GROUP

Chelsea

Copenhagen

Ghent

Fiorentina

LASK

Betis

POTENTIAL GROUP B

Basaksehir

Molde

Legia

Heidenheim

Djurgarden

APOEL

POTENTIAL GROUP III

Rapid

Concord

Helsinki

Guimaraes

Astana

Olympia of Ljubljana

D’ CAPACITY GROUP

Circle Bridge

Shamrock Rovers

The New Saints

Lugano

Mlanda

Hearts

E’ CAPACITY GROUP

Petrocub

Saint Gallen

Panathinaikos

Batska Topola

Boracay Banja Luka

Giagelloni

VIABILITY GROUP

Celie

Larne

Dynamo Minsk

Paphos

Vikingur

Noah