The quarterfinal draws for the 2023/2024 UEFA Europa League are scheduled to be held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday, March 15.
The ceremony will commence at 13:00 CET (1 p.m. Nigerian time).
Eight teams qualified from the competition’s Round of 16 stage to the quarterfinals.
Quarter-finalists for the UEFA Europa League:
Liverpool (England)
Benfica (Portugal)
West Ham (England)
Atalanta (Italy)
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Olympique Marseille (France)
AS Roma (Italy)
AC Milan (Italy).
The UEFA website noted that the quarterfinals would be “an open draw.”
“There are no seedings and no country protection, so clubs can face opposition from the same national association and teams they previously came up against in the group stage,” the statement read.
How the quarterfinal draws will be made
Eight balls containing the names of the quarter-finalists are placed in a large central bowl and shuffled.
The first team drawn plays its first match at home, against the second team drawn. The procedure is repeated with the remaining balls in the bowl to complete the quarter-final pairings.
How the semi-final and final draws will be made
For the semi-final draw, four balls containing slips of paper marked ‘Winners of quarter-final 1’ to ‘Winners of quarter-final 4’ are placed in a large central bowl and shuffled.
The first and second balls drawn determine the first semi-final pairing, the first ball drawn representing the home team for the first leg. The procedure is repeated with the remaining balls in the bowl to complete the semi-final pairings.
Due to administrative reasons, a third draw is held to determine the ‘home’ side in the final.
Dates for the quarterfinals, semi-finals, final
Quarterfinal first legs: April 11.
Quarter-final second legs: April 18.
Semi-final first legs: May 2.
Semi-final second legs: May 9.
Final: May 22.
Statistics
Last season’s winners, Sevilla, couldn’t compete in the present season tourney as they crashed out of the UEFA Champions League after securing only two points in Group B.
The 2023/2024 UEFA Europa League has witnessed a total of 409 goals, with 3.20 goals scored per match, as revealed on the competition’s website.
Highest goalscorers
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 9 (Marseille)
Romelu Lukaku – 7 (Roma)
Joao Pedro – 6 (Brighton and Hove Albion)
Juninho – 5 (Qarabag
Darwin Nunez – 5 (Liverpool)
Fotis Ioannidis – 5 (Panathinaikos)
