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They are held on the afternoon of Thursday, October 1, in Geneva, i raffles who will decide the groups of the Champions League 2020/2021. Thirty-two teams involved: 26 teams qualified directly, 6 through the playoffs. The Italians in the race are 4: the Juventus, champion of Italy; Bury, who finished second in Serie A last year; Atalanta and the Lazio.
The president of Uefa Aleksander ceferin From the stage he spoke of the difficulties of this season that has just ended and the unknowns of coronavirus: For football it was a crazy situation, but it gave a positive spirit to people and fans around the world. Life goes on, the world did not stop because of what happened and it was important for all of society and not just for football to complete the tournaments.
The current European champions: the Germans of the Bavaria Monaco – and the other 31 teams will have to pass the group stage, round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, to reach the final to be played on May 29 in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Ataturk Stadium.
The calendar of the different phases includes a group stage structured as follows:
First match: October 20-21, 2020
Second match: October 27-28, 2020
Third match: 3-4 November 2020
Game 4: November 24-25, 2020
Fifth game: December 1-2, 2020
Game 6: December 8-9, 2020
the eighths – whose draw scheduled for December 14 will be played on these dates:
Departure: February 16-17, 23-24, 2021
Return: March 9-10, March 16-17, 2021
me quarters – whose draw scheduled for March 19, will be played on these dates:
Departure: April 6-7, 2021
Return April 13-14, 2021
the semifinals – whose draw will be held on March 19, 2021 – will be played on these dates
First leg 27-28 April 2021
Return from May 4-5, 2021.
The Champions League calendar, as well as that of the national championships, for this year is anything but certain, due to the Covid pandemic, which has already forced the top European competition to start two months late.
The 8 groups will be made up of one team per boat, and derbies and crosses between Russian and Ukrainian clubs are prohibited. The first two teams will go to the second round, the third will be relegated to the Europa League.
The first band It includes the 7 champions of the 7 national tournaments with the highest UEFA rankings – including, obviously, Juventus – plus Sevilla, which last year won the Europa League (against Inter).
The other three bands are organized according to the UEFA club classification.
The second band this year includes extremely strong teams: Manchester City, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund.
Atalanta, Inter and Lazio are in the third box.
October 1, 2020 (change October 1, 2020 | 17:21)
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