😱 Europa League: Roma face Bologna in all-Italian derby! 💥 | OneFootball

Atalanta’s path has been determined, and the fate of Roma and Bologna in the Europa League has also been decided.

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What was feared has become reality: from the Nyon draw came an all-Italian derby. The first leg will be played on March 12 at the Dall’Ara, with the return match a week later at the Olimpico. Whoever advances will face the winner between Aston Villa and Lille in the quarter-finals.

🏆 EUROPA LEAGUE, ROUND OF 16 MATCHUPS

A. Ferencváros vs Braga

B. Panathinaikos vs Betis

C. Genk vs Freiburg

D. Celta vs Lyon

E. Stuttgart vs Porto

F. Nottingham Forest vs Midtjylland

G. BOLOGNA vs ROMA

H. Lille vs Aston Villa

😱 IT WILL BE ROMA-BOLOGNA DERBY IN THE ROUND OF 16

🗂️ ROUND OF 16 DRAW: HOW THE FINAL BRACKET WAS CREATED

The teams that qualified from the playoffs have already been assigned a side: left (silver) and right (orange). The draw only serves to determine which pair of seeded teams will end up on each side, thus completing the round of 16.

There are four pots with pairs 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8. Starting from the last: the first drawn goes to the left, the other automatically to the right. The same procedure continues up to the first two, when the bracket will be finalized. The draw also determines the quarter-finals and semi-finals, including possible matchups all the way to the final. The home/away order has already been set: the higher-ranked teams will play the second leg at home. However, if they are eliminated, the advantage passes to the team that beat them.

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