Defined pots: Possible rivals of Barça in the 'play-off' of the Europa League

The Europe League has finalised his phase of groups and is all prepared for the draw of the clashes of the 'playoff', which will take place next Monday 13 December to the 13:30 hours (in Spain) in the House of the European Football of Nyon, Switzerland. In the same, the eight runners-up of the phase of groups of the Europe League will be head of series, whereas the eight teams that remained in the third position of the liguilla of the Champions League will be in the second bass drum.

The FC Barcelona will be in the second. The team directed by Xavi Hernández fell 'humiliated' in the phase of groups and with a new goleada in front of the Bayern of Munich (3-0). The Barcelona depended on a miracle (in Germany or in Portugal, with the Benfica-Dynamo), but was impossible and will play the Europe League for the first time in 17 years. An experience 'odd' and that leaves to the Barcelona distinguished, but it will be necessary to row in the competition to achieve the title.

This Thursday, after the last clashes of the phase of groups, has confirmed the eight teams that will form part of the first bass drum, of heads of series, those who will have the advantage that they will play the party of turn in his stadium and with his public. Like this then , we review the two bass drums for the draw of this Monday:

Head of series

1. Betis (ESP)
2. Knickers (BY)
3. Dínamo Of Zagreb (CRO)
4. Lazio (ITA)
5. Naples (ITA)
6. Olympiacos (GRE)
7. Rangers (SCO)
8. Real Sociedad (ESP)

No head of series

1. Atalanta (ITA)
2. Barcelona (ESP)
3. Dortmund (GER)
4. Leipzig (GER)
5. Port wine (BY)
6. Seville (ESP)
7. Sheriff (MDA)
8. Zenith (RUS)

The Barça, in this sense, knows to who can be his rivals. In the draw will apply the rule that clubs of the same federation will not be able to confront between yes, by what of the bass drum 1 descartan two teams: the Real Betis and Real Sociedad. They remain like rivals: Knickers, Dínamo of Zagreb, Lazio, Napoli, Olympiacos and Rangers for the duel of the dieciseisavos of final of the Europe League. The party of gone will play on 17 February and the one of turn the 24 of the same month.

Possible rivals of the Barça in Europe League

1. Knickers
2. Dínamo Of Zagreb
3. Lazio
4. Napoli
5. Olympiacos
6. Rangers

Later, in case to win in the clash of the preliminary round, the Barça will go in in a new draw for the eighth of final of the Europe League (25 February 2022), in which it will confront to one of the eight winners of the phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League, which are: West Ham, Lyon, Monaco, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Spartak Moscow, Galatasaray and Crash Red.

In this sense, it is necessary to stand out, the FC Barcelona will avoid in eighth to teams of big quality like RB Leipzig, Carry, Dortmund, Atalanta or the same Seville, in case that they surpass the 'playoff'. From the quarter-finals will not have conditionings in the draw of the clashes and the Barça could cross with some 'coconut' that it can put to peligrar his permanence in the Europe League.