On Monday, November 7, the draw for the 2022/23  season

Europa League

matches took place in Nyon, Switzerland .

The only representative of Ukraine, Shakhtar Donetsk, also found out about its opponent.

The team of Ihor Jovičevych will compete with the French "Rennes".

A total of 16 clubs will compete for tickets to the 1/8 finals of the second most prestigious European Cup.

The eight teams that finished second in the Europa League group stage will play against the eight third-place winners in the Champions League quartets.

The winners of the head-to-head matches in the 1/8 finals will join the teams that

took the first places in the Europa League groups

.

  • The contact matches of the Europa League (round of 16) will be played on February 16 and 23, 2023.

  • The final of the tournament is scheduled for "Puskas Arena" in Budapest on May 31, 2023.

It will be recalled that "Shakhtar" reached the 1/16 finals of the Europa League,

failing to reach the playoffs of the Champions League

.

The Donetsk club took third place in the quartet with Real Madrid, German RB Leipzig and Scottish Celtic.

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