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Man Utd, Wolves in Europa League quarter-finals; Man City in Champions League quarter-finals

Last Updated: 10/08/20 5:08pm


All you need to know as the Champions League and Europa League resume

European football is back – and there is a thrilling fortnight in store.

The continent’s two club competitions, the Champions League and Europa League, are being played using new tournament-style formats in Portugal and Germany, five months after the coronavirus shut down the European season.

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After a 149-day wait, the Champions League returned on Friday as Manchester City completed the job against Real Madrid while Juventus fell just short against Lyon.

In the Europa League, Manchester United and Wolves have reached the quarter-finals – and a last-four showdown is on the cards…

Who will lift the Champions League trophy come August 23?

Who will lift the Champions League trophy come August 23?

What is the schedule?

The format of the final stages of the competition has been amended with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final all now set to be held in Lisbon, Portugal.

The remaining matches are one-legged ties played in Lisbon at Benfica’s Estadio da Luz or Sporting Lisbon’s Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Quarter-finals

Atalanta vs PSG (August 12, Estadio da Luz)

RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid (August 13, Estadio Jose Alvalade)

Barcelona vs Bayern (August 14, Estadio da Luz)

Manchester City vs Lyon (August 15, Estadio Jose Alvalade)

Semi-finals

Manchester City or Lyon vs Barcelona or Bayern Munich (August 19, Estadio da Luz)

RB Leipzig or Atletico Madrid vs Atalanta or Paris Saint-Germain (August 18, Estadio Jose Alvalade)

Final

Sunday August 23 (Estadio da Luz)

Wolves would secure a Champions League place if they win the Europa League

Wolves would secure a Champions League place if they win the Europa League

What is the schedule?

The Covid-19 outbreak has also prompted change to the final stages of the Europa League, with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final all to be held in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

All the remaining knockout games will be one-legged ties played at Cologne’s RheinEnergieStadion, Schalke’s Veltins Arena, Fortuna Düsseldorf’s Merkur Spiel-Arena or MSV Duisburg’s Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena.

Should Man Utd – who beat LASK 7-1 on aggregate – and Wolves – who saw off Olympiakos – both progress to the semi-finals, they would play each other on August 16 in Cologne for a place in the final.

Manchester United are in a commanding position in their last-16 tie with LASK

Manchester United are in a commanding position in their last-16 tie with LASK

Quarter-finals

Man Utd vs Copenhagen (August 10, RheinEnergieStadion)

Inter Milan vs Bayer Leverkusen (August 10, Merkur Spiel-Arena)

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Basel (August 11, Veltins Arena)

Wolves vs Sevilla (August 11, Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena)

The Europa League final will be played at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne

The Europa League final will be played at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne

Semi-finals

Wolves or Sevilla vs Man Utd or Copenhagen (August 16, RheinEnergieStadion)

Inter Milan or Bayer Leverkusen vs Shakhtar Donetsk or Basel (August 17, Merkur Spiel-Arena)

Final

Friday August 21 (RheinEnergieStadion)

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Arsenal’s FA Cup win has opened up the opportunity for eight English sides to be playing in Europe in 2020/21.

If Wolves win the Europa League this month, they will join Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea in the Champions League group stage next term as Europa League winners.

Arsenal have already qualified for the 2020/21 Europa League group stage as FA Cup winners.

Leicester have qualified for the 2020/21 Europa League group stage as the fifth-placed team.

And Tottenham have qualified for the 2020/21 Europa League second qualifying round as the sixth-placed team.

When it comes to booking another European adventure then, it’s all or nothing for Nuno Espirito Santo’s Wolves.

How will the condensed format impact next season?

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Jose Mourinho says he’s delighted Tottenham have climbed from 14th in the league when he took over as manager to finish in sixth with a Europa League place

Jose Mourinho says he’s delighted Tottenham have climbed from 14th in the league when he took over as manager to finish in sixth with a Europa League place

Teams who aren’t in European competitions this month could have an edge in domestic leagues next term.

Tottenham finished sixth in the Premier League to clinch a place in the Europa League second qualifying round, and Jose Mourinho will hope his side can profit from having the month of August off to fully charge for next season.

In Germany, while the likes of Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig and Leverkusen play, other clubs can rest.

The same could well apply to Manchester City, Wolves and Manchester United. The Premier League announced last month that the quartet would be given extra time off and start next season late, should they go into the latter stages of their respective European competitions.

Fatigue could follow players and clubs all the way through the 2020/21 campaign, which starts on September 12 and will be more congested than usual.

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