UEFA Europa Conference League: Olympique De Marseille and FC Basel Is Tie of the Round in Last 16

UEFA Europa Conference League: Olympique De Marseille and FC Basel Is Tie of the Round in Last 16

Keba Mothoagae
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:56 PM
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  • The teams which qualified for the Last 16 round of the UEFA Conference League found out who they'll play on Friday afternoon
  • France's Olympique Marseille will take on Swiss side FC Basel in the blue-chip fixture, while Leicester City and Stade Rennais FC will collide in another explosive tie
  • The 16 teams are looking to book a place in the final, which will take place in Tirana, Albania on the 25th of May

The draw for the last 16 round of the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League was done at the football governing body's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The tournament is the modern version of the UEFA Intertoto Cup, a third-tier European competition that last took place in the 2007/08 football season.

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Special guest Altin Lala draws out the card of AS Roma during the UEFA Europa Conference League 2021/22 Round of 16 Draw at the UEFA headquarters. Image source: Getty Images.
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Olympique Marseille, champions of 1993, were drawn to take on Switzerland's FC Basel in the prestigious tie of the round.

Leicester City, seeking its first-ever European title, will have to negotiate past French side Stade Rennais FC.

Vitesse Arnhem of the Netherlands got Italian heavyweights AS Roma, whose coach Jose Mourinho could become the first manager in history to win first (Champions League), second (Europa League), and third-tier competitions.

The other Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, also former European champions, and FC Copenhagen, from Denmark, are expected to entertain in a clash usually associated with the Champions League.

The Czech Republic's Slavia Prague and Austrian outfit LASK, both dark horses at this stage of the competition will make for interesting viewing.

FK Bodo/Glimt, from Norway, and the Netherlands' AZ Alkmaar will battle it out for a spot in the quarterfinals.

Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade and Feyenoord, the fourth team from the Netherlands remaining in the competition, will be the last sides to face off.

UEFA Europa League Draw: Barcelona vs Galatasaray and Sevilla vs West Ham headline Last 16 round

Sports Brief was on hand to report on the UEFA Europa League Last 16 draw taking place in Nyon, Switzerland.

With the Round of 32 concluded last night, 16 teams got to learn their fate as the race for two spots in the final set for the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Seville.

The eye-catching tie of the round will see Spanish giants Barcelona take on Turkish heavyweights Galatasaray, while record winners Sevilla will pit their wits against West Ham.

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