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As the only Swiss team left in the 2020/21 European Soccer Cup, the Young Boys will face teams from Italy, Romania and Bulgaria in the Europa League.
The Young Boys did not receive easy luck on the occasion of the draw for the Europa League group stage. The Swiss champions meet in Group A against AS Roma, Romanian champion Cluj and CSKA Sofia, conqueror of Basel. With a 3-1 victory in Basel on Thursday night, the Bulgarians were responsible for ensuring the European Cup competitions this season with YB as the sole Swiss representative.
The YB group
– AS Roma
– BSC Young Boys
– CFR Cluj
– CSKA Sofia
When do the games take place?
Group stage
10/22/2020 Matchday 1
10.29.2020 Matchday 2
05.11.2020 Matchday 3
11/26/2020 Matchday 4
03.12.2020 Matchday 5
12/10/2020 Matchday 6
K.-o.-Phase
18.02.2021-25.02.2021 Round of the round of 32
11.03.2021-18.03.2021 Round of 16
04/08/2021 – 04/15/2021 quarter-finals
29.04.2021-06.05.2021 semifinals
05.26.2021 Final
Where does the final take place?
The final will be played in Poland at the Gdańsk stadium, where the 2020 final should have originally taken place. Seville, the 2021 venue, will now host the 2022 final.
Who is the defending champion?
Sevilla beat Inter Milan in the final last season. For the Spanish it was the sixth win of the Europa League in the club’s history. As the Europa League champion, Sevilla automatically qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage.
What changes are there?
After the 2019/20 season ended as planned on August 21, the biggest change to the 2020/21 schedule is that qualifying will take place later. Instead of June 25, qualifying began on August 18. The group stage draw will take place on October 2 in Nyon; the first day of play is October 22. The dates of the knockout rounds remain unchanged.
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will not be used in the group stage as intended, but will be used in the knockout round. From 2021/22, the VAR will also be used in the group stage.
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