This Friday, Sporting will find out their opponents in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, which will include giants Manchester United and Juventus, as well as trophy record holders Sevilla.
The draw, which starts at 12:00 (in Lisbon) at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, will have no restrictions, and any of the other seven teams present can challenge the Lions, who knocked out Arsenal on Thursday, the premier minister. League leaders in the 1/8 finals.
So Sporting CP, who were already in the quarters of the Europa League in 2011/12 and 2017/18, will be able to face teams like Manchester United, which includes former Sporting CP player Bruno Fernandes,” Juventus. , who “fell” at the “legs” of Benfica in the Champions League group stage, or “Roma”, which is coached by José Mourinho and whose goal is protected by Rui Patricio, also a former “lion”.
The Green-Whites could also get in the way of Sevilla, who have already won the competition four times (two more in the previous UEFA Cup), the Germans from Bayer Leverkusen, the Dutch from Feyenoord or the Belgians from Union St. Louis. . Giloise, who beat Sporting de Braga in the group stage.
In addition to the quarter-finals, the draw will also determine the composition of the Europa League semi-finals, the final of which is scheduled for May 31 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
After a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the round of 16 in Lisbon, the team led by Rubén Amorim surprised Premier League leaders Arsenal in the second leg in London by reaching a new tie, this time 1-1. , then win 5-3 on penalties.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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