Single matches to decide UEFA qualifiers
Single matches to decide UEFA qualifiers
Single matches will decide the outcome of UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League qualifiers in the 2020/2021 season, before the group stage draws take place in Athens.
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UEFA released this following statement with regard to the 2020/2021 Champions League:
“With the 2019/20 season now scheduled to finish on 23 August, the principal change to the 2020/21 calendar is that everything is now a little later. Qualifying, which had been due to begin on 23 June, will now kick off on 8 August, with the group stage draw in Athens on 1 October and the competition proper getting under way on 20 October. The knockout stages will be unchanged from the original schedule.
“All qualifying ties will be single-leg matches before reverting to home and away fixtures for the play-offs.
“The final will take place at Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium, which had been due to stage the 2020 decider. Saint Petersburg, the prospective 2021 host, will now stage the 2022 event.
“When will matches take place?
“Qualifying
“08/08/2020–11/08/2020 Preliminary round
“18/08/2020–19/08/2020 First qualifying round
“25/08/2020–26/08/2020 Second qualifying round
“15/09/2020–16/09/2020 Third qualifying round
“22/09/2020–30/09/2020 Play-offs
“Group stage
“20/10/2020–21/10/2020 Matchday 1
“27/10/2020–28/10/2020 Matchday 2
“03/11/2020–04/11/2020 Matchday 3
“24/11/2020–25/11/2020 Matchday 4
“01/12/2020–02/12/2020 Matchday 5
“08/12/2020–09/12/2020 Matchday 6
“Knockout stages
“16/02/2021–17/03/2021 Round of 16
“06/04/2021–14/04/2021 Quarter-finals
“27/04/2021–05/05/2021 Semi-finals
“29/05/2021 Final.”
Furthermore, UEFA published the format for the 2020/2021 Europa League season:
“With the 2019/20 season now scheduled to finish on 21 August, the principal change to the 2020/21 calendar is that everything is now a little later. Qualifying, which had been due to begin on 25 June, will now kick off on 20 August. The group stage draw will take place in Athens on 2 October with the competition proper getting under way on 22 October. The knockout stages will be unchanged from the original schedule.
“All qualifying ties will single-leg matches.
“The final will take place at Poland's Gdańsk Stadium, which had been due to stage the 2020 decider. Seville, the prospective 2021 host, will now host the 2022 event.
“When will matches take place?
“Qualifying
“20/08/2020 Preliminary round
“27/08/2020 First qualifying round
“17/09/2020 Second qualifying round
“24/09/2020 Third qualifying round
“01/10/2020 Play-offs
“Group stage
“22/10/2020 Matchday 1
“29/10/2020 Matchday 2
“05/11/2020 Matchday 3
“26/11/2020 Matchday 4
“03/12/2020 Matchday 5
“10/12/2020 Matchday 6
“Knockout stages
“18/02/2021–25/02/2021 Round of 32
“11/03/2021–18/03/2021 Round of 16
“08/04/2021–15/04/2021 Quarter-finals
“29/04/2021–06/05/2021 Semi-finals
“26/05/2021 Final.”
Europe’s footballing governing body has selected Athens to host both the draw for the Champions League and Europa League group phases and the UEFA Awards Ceremony: “The choice of Greece by UEFA constitutes is a vote of confidence in our country, as this will be the first major event by the organisation after the measures taken to contain the coronavirus pandemic,” stated government spokesman Stelios Petsas. “A decisive factor was the conversation between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Aleksander Ceferin. The UEFA decision makes a crucial contribution in the global promotion of Greece as a modern and safe country which is capable of hosting events of such level.”
The ceremony is due to be staged at the National Opera House.
AEK, Aris, OFI, Olympiacos and PAOK will represent Greece in UEFA tournaments next season.
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