The Viktoria Plzen is the other possible rival of the Bilbao
Chelsea or Vitória de Guimarães await Betis at the conference
MADRID, 20 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Athletic Club will face in the round of 16 of the Europa League with AS Roma or the Viktoria Plzen, according to the raffle that UEFA will have from 13.00 in the European football house of Nyon (Switzerland), while while that the Royal Society will cross in that round with Manchester United or with Tottenham Hotspur.
In the second continental competition, Athletic stood out during the league until he occupied second place, with the same 19 points as a Lazio who tied the leadership due to his best general goals difference. Thus, the Bilbao Club avoided the sixteenth final and will resume its activity directly in the round of the eighth.
His next opponent will be Rome, who traced Porto in his second leg, or Viktoria Plzen, who turned his tie against the Ferencváros supported by his audience. If luck matches Athletic with the Roman team, a duel will be repeated on September 26 on day 1 of the league of this same tournament.
Despite the local goal of Artem Dovbyk at the Olympic stadium of the Italian capital, Aitor Paredes established the final draw (1-1) in the final stretch of the match. Beyond that and some friendly, there are no fresh precedents between ‘giallorossi’ and rojiblancos.
It gives the chance that Athletic also played against Viktoria in the league of this Europa League 2024/25, specifically on day 8 and with a 3-1 favorable to the ‘lions’ in San Mamés. Be that as it may, the Bilbao stadium will issue a sentence on March 13 in the return of some eighths whose first leg will be on March 6.
For its part, the Real Sociedad needed to play a ‘access playoff to put its name in the hype of this new raffle. With a win at the return match, the Donostiarras eliminated the Midtjylland and now the faces will be seen with Manchester United or the Tottenham, both irregular during this course in the Premier League.
In the event that the ‘Red Devils’, the team ‘Txuri-Urdin’ will revive a crossing that has already occurred in sixteen of the Europa League 2020/21; The 0-4 of the first leg on the United ticket for the next phase, because there was 0-0 on the lap. In addition, those of San Sebastián and Manchester have a history in group phases.
In the Champions League of the 2013/14 campaign, in Old Trafford won the United by the minimum and then in Anoeta another tie was seen. And in the Europa League of the 2022/23 season, they produced two Visiting victories 0-1 in both games.
On the other hand, the historical background of the ‘Txuri-Urdines’ does not register previous official meetings against Tottenham, although a friendly held on August 12, 2006 at White Hart Lane. That appointment ended with 2-1 victory of the ‘Spurs’, thanks to the goals of Jermain Defoe first and Michael Dawson later.
The ‘coconut’ chelsea threatens Betis at the conference
Meanwhile, in the Conference League, Real Betis Balompié also exceeded its ‘playoff’ access to the round of 16, due to its good -way crop in front of the Kaa Gent. But their ups and downs of this campaign could make the Verdiblancos cross with Chelsea, a great favorite to the title in this third European competition.
There are only two official precedents between Betics and ‘Blues’, according to two clashes in the Champions League group phase during the 2005/06 academic year. In Stamford Bridge (London), the hosts won by a forceful 4-0 and then at the Benito Villamarín La Victoria stadium it stayed for the Sevillians, in that case by 1-0.
The other option for Betis during this raffle is that it touches the Vitória de Guimarães, which in the league before the sixteen. at the rate of four wins and two draws after the six days played.
In the Europa League 2013/14, Betis and the Vitória de Guimarães agreed in the group stage, the Betic team is winning the two times they faced; In Heliopolis, the premises won by 1-0, identical result that later in Portuguese lands.