European draw this Friday: Betis could face Sporting | OneFootball

The draw for the round of 32 of the UEFA Youth League is scheduled for this Friday, December 12, at 2:30 p.m. Portugal time, after the completion of the league phase of the competition, which, unlike the Champions League group stage, only has six matchdays instead of eight.

Sporting, having qualified in this league phase, which refers to the so-called 'Champions League Path', will then find out who they will face in the next stage of the competition. The 22 teams that secured qualification through the league path join the ten winners of the third round of the champions path.

The top six teams from the league phase will play at home against the teams ranked between 17th and 22nd place, while the clubs finishing between 7th and 16th place will visit the winners of the champions path. The Lions, who finished in 12th place, will therefore play away against one of the 10 teams coming from the champions path: Legia, Zilina, AZ Alkmaar, Betis, Puskás Akadémia, Maccabi Haifa, Koln, Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo Kiev or HJK.

The round of 32, decided in a single match, will be played on February 3 and 4, with the draw for the following rounds (from the round of 16 to the final) scheduled for February 6, in Nyon. As usual, the competition will be decided in a final four, to be played in Nyon, next to UEFA headquarters, between April 17 and 20.

After the draw against Bayern Munich (3-3), in Germany, the junior team of the green and white club will be back on the pitch next Saturday, December 13, against Torreense. The match for the 14th round is scheduled for 4:00 p.m., at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy.

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