AS Roma face Feyenoord in European Cup for the third consecutive year

In the previous two meetings, Coach Mourinho's AS Roma had the advantage when they won both matches. The first time the two teams met was in the final of the Europa Conference League in the 2021-2022 season. At that time, Nicolo Zaniolo became the hero of the Italian representative when he scored the only goal, helping AS Roma win the European title after 61 years of waiting. The second time, AS Roma met Feyenoord in the quarter-finals of the Europa League in the 2022-2023 season. Coach Mourinho's students played bravely and won 4-2 after two matches to win a ticket to the semi-finals.

According to the assessment of Italian newspapers, meeting Feyenoord is considered a big advantage for AS Roma. The Dutch team is one of the 8 teams ranked 3rd in the Champions League and is the lowest rated in this group.

Feyenoord were AS Roma's opponents in the 2021-2022 Conference League final.

Another Italian representative who had to compete in the Europa League play-offs was AC Milan. Despite coming from behind to beat Newcastle in the final round of the Champions League, AC Milan could only finish third in Group F. The San Siro team has won the Champions League 7 times but has never won the Europa League. Rafael Leao and his teammates will face French representative Rennes.

The remaining play-off matches are also worth watching: Lens vs Freiburg; Young Boys vs Sporting Lisbon; Benfica vs Toulouse; Sporting Braga vs Qarabag; Galatasaray vs Sparta Praha and finally Shakhtar Donetsk vs Marseille.

The first leg of the play-offs will take place on 15 February and the return legs will be played a week later (22 February). The winners of the eight play-offs will join the eight Europa League group winners in the round of 16.

8 matches in the Europa League play-off round 2023 - 2024 season

In the Europa Conference League, Ajax also had to go through the play-off round. The Dutch representative's opponent was the little-known Norwegian team - Bodø/Glimt. However, Ajax is not in good form and must be very careful against this opponent.

Other European names such as Frankfurt (Germany) and Real Betis (Spain) only have to face Union SG and Dinamo Zagreb respectively. Experts say that if they play to their full potential, they will not have much difficulty reaching the round of 16.

8 Europa Conference League play-off pairs

The first leg of the Europa Conference League play-offs will take place on 15 February, followed by the return matches a week later (22 February). The teams that advance will be drawn (23 February) to face the eight Europa Conference League group winners.

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