🏆 Europa League last 16: Derby risk ⚠️ Bologna’s play-off draw | OneFootball

With tonight's challenges, the League Phase of the Europa League has officially concluded. 

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The outcome is positive for the Italian teams, with Roma advancing directly to the round of 16 along with Lyon, Aston Villa, Midtjylland, Betis, Porto, Braga, and Freiburg, while Bologna will have to face the playoffs.

Let's discover the complete standings after the eighth day of the championship phase and the last 90 minutes.

📋 The COMPLETE STANDINGS

ROUND OF 16:  1. Lyon 21 (+13), 2. Aston Villa 21 (+8), 3. Midtjylland 19 (+10), 4. Betis 17 (+6), 5. Porto 17 (+6), 6. Braga 17 (+6), 7. Freiburg 17 (+6), 8. Roma 16 (+7)

PLAYOFF: 9. Genk 16 (+4), 10. Bologna 15 (+7), 11. Stuttgart 15 (+6), 12. Ferencvaros 15 (+1), 13. Nottingham Forest 14 (+8), 14. Viktoria Plzen 14 (+5), 15. Red Star 14 (+1), 16. Celta Vigo 13 (+4), 17. PAOK 12 (+3), 18. Lille 12 (+3), 19. Fenerbahçe 12 (+3), 20. Panathinaikos 12 (+2), 21. Celtic 11 (-2), 22. Ludogorets 10 (-3), 23. Dinamo Zagreb 10 (-4), 24. Brann 9 (-2)

ELIMINATED: 25. Young Boys 9 (-6), 26. Sturm Graz 7 (-6), 27. FCSB 7 (-7), 28. Go Ahead Eagles 7 (-8), 29. Feyenoord 6 (-4), 30. Basel 6 (-4), 31. Salzburg 6 (-5), 32. Rangers 4 (-9), 33. Nice 3 (-8), 34. Utrecht 1 (-10), 35. Malmo FF 1 (-11), 36. Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 (-19).

🔍 How does the bracket work?

The top two teams in the standings will be seeded until the semifinals and will always play the second leg at home.

The third and fourth will have the second leg at home guaranteed until the quarterfinals, while the teams from fifth to eighth place will have this advantage in the round of 16.

The teams ranked from ninth to twenty-fourth will enter the playoffs: those from ninth to sixteenth will play the second leg at home.

In the draw, four pairs of seeded teams (9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16) and four pairs of unseeded teams (17-18, 19-20, 21-22, 23-24) will be formed. The pairings foresee that the 9th or 10th will face the 23rd or 24th, the 11th or 12th against the 21st or 22nd, the 13th or 14th against the 19th or 20th, and the 15th or 16th against the 17th or 18th.

🇮🇹 ITALIAN Derby in the round of 16?

In the round of 16, Gian Piero Gasperini's Roma, which finished in eighth place after the championship phase, will face a team among Dinamo Zagreb, Brann, Genk, and Bologna.

A possible tricolor derby between the Giallorossi and the Rossoblù of Italiano, therefore, if the latter manage to pass the playoffs.

🔴🔵 Bologna's opponents

While Roma has already secured a spot in the round of 16, Bologna will have to earn their place in the knockout phase through the playoffs.

The 3-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv was not enough to secure a spot in the round of 16.

In the playoffs, Italiano's team will face either Dinamo Zagreb or Brann, a Norwegian team. The draw in Nyon will decide the fate of the Emilia team, ready to surprise once again.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.

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