2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League Quarter-Final Draw

Intro [Music] [Music] oh [Music] [Music] good afternoon ladies and gentlemen hope you're doing well it is my pleasure to welcome you to the house of European football here in y Switzerland for the UEFA Europa conference League quarterfinal and semi-final draws the round of 16 came to a thrilling conclusion last night as clubs battled until the final whistle to keep their hopes of lifting the trophy alive the first four teams to punch their tickets through to the quarterfinals in the early window of matches were Czechs side Victoria pilson in a penalty shootout against CET Turkish Giants fener Bache thanks to a decisive first leg Victory against Uno sji Greek Club pook who were back in this round after overturning a two-goal deficit and Italian side Fiorentina who reached this round for the second consecutive season the final four clubs who were then confirmed later in the evening where Aston Villa who overcame ax at home CL brouge beat MDA Le cruised Past St gra and in the highest scoring Affair of the round with 12 total goals in this tie we had olympos eliminating makabi de aiv only a few victories now separate these eight clubs from lifting the trophy in Athens on the 29th of May plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks so let's take a closer look at the quarterfinalists Welcome [Applause] your [Applause] friend [Applause] [Applause] yeah [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] what an exciting competition so far and much more to come in the next rounds on the road to Athens but who will play who we're about to find out and the man leading the proceedings for the draw is of course the UEFA Deputy General Secretary georgo Marti welcome georgo thank you Pedro over to you thank you good Opening remarks afternoon ladies and gentlemen as we enter the final acts of the Third Edition of the conference League we look back with satisfaction at the emotions and thrills that this great competition has brought us this season fans are no doubt delighted with the doors this competition is opening for clubs to reach new European hates and add a piece of silverware to their at trophy cases but don't just take it from me please seven National associations are represented in this round including six clubs who reach this stage of the competition for the very first time and six have the chance to leave the European trophy for the first time in their history the unpredictable spice of the conference League will become even more tantalizing next year as we introduce the league phase format we are all looking forward to it bearing in mind however that the season has still a lot in hand to satisfy our appetite for emotions so here to help us map out the road to Athens is one of gree's greatest ever Title [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] players [Applause] and it's great to welcome on stage right now our special guest for today's draw vasilis Tas Guest welcome um I wanted to ask you about the competition so far um what matches or teams have have impressed [Music] you [Music] short translation the the match that impressed him the most last night without doubt was oakos managing to revert a 4-1 deficit from from the first leg and then there are other teams that had different paths to the to the quarterfinals what does it mean for Athens and Greece to to host the final [Music] League they saying it's an honor for Greece and Athens to receive this match and he's sure whoever gets there uh really going to enjoy the stadium which is a new one and also the city of course fin finally um who do you think is gonna make it to to Athens and of course you've got two Greek teams still in [Music] it [Music] yeah V is saying that obviously he'd love both of the Greek teams to make it but we'll see uh he's obviously pulling for both of them and and hopes that there will be a final matchup to uh remember I'll leave you with with Georg over to you thank you uh technical uh Draw procedure just a short reminder this is a completely open Draw no country protection no cated teams and no special conditions the eight balls containing the names of the quarterfinalists are all plac in this bowl and the pairings will simply be determined by drawing a first team against a second team with a first one playing the first leg at home the calendar of the quarterfinals and also the semi-final matches will be communicated later this afternoon so we are nearly ready let's take a look at these eight clubs we have today in the Aston Villa FC Club brge fener Bach SKF Fiorentina Los L olympos FC P FC and FC Victoria pilson everything is ready I will ask vasilis if you ready to help us please we Shuffle and we go GRE light for you it's okay no problem no rush Club brize first team drone is from Belgium it's Club brge first uh appearance after 2015 and this stage of the competition BR had a great seasons in the 70s when they won they they were finalist in the Champions Cup in 78 and also the UFA Cup in 1976 we are ready to know who will uh try to uh bar brge from reaching the semi-finals FC p and that will be P FC one of the two Greek teams striving to reach the final in their country it's the second time in this quarterfinals in this competition for p uh they would like to be for the very first time in their history in the semifinals they have scor 34 goals till now so it's been a great European season for p no doubt FC olympos from one Greek to another Greek now it's Olympiacos from f back to the stage of the quarterfinals since 1999 at the time it was the UFA champions league and Olympia C playing at home please vasilis tell us now which of these five remaining teams will uh be allocated to Olympia cost as their opponents in quarterfinal two F so it will be fenerbache Olympia cost playing fenerbache fenerbache are appear in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2012 2013 they've also scored a lot of goals this season from the very beginning in the qualifications it was uh 37 goals scored by this Istanbul side Aston Villa and now we go with Aston Villa Aston Villa FC first appearance in the quarterfinal since 1998 that was the UFA cup ason V had a great year in 1982 when they won the Champions Cup and also the super cup and that coach is the most successful in the history of the Europa League Of course with the Los and for Aston Villa the challenge will come from France with Los Lil the very first time that Los L reached the quarterfinals of one UFA competitions but their coach fona reached the semi-final of the Europa League with the Roma in 2021 now we have only one quarterfinal left FC Victoria pen the home team will be Victoria pilson from the Czech Republic the very first time in quarter finals also Victoria pilson who are unbeaten in the previous 14 UFA matches where they won 11 of them and for Victoria pilson only one team is left which is Fiorentina obviously Fiorentina laola of Florence run as up in the conference League last year and the first team who has scored more than 50 goals in total in this competition now with the quarterfinal already clear we now need to know the lineup for the uh semi-finals and uh this will be another integral draw among the four teams which will qualify from the quarterfinals indicated as winners of quarterfinal one to quarterfinal four again the first team drone will play the first leg of semi-finals at home and uh we can go ahead vilis we can start with the first team or the first winner in semi-final One winners of quarterfinal three so Aston Villa or Los L will feature in quarter in semi-final one as the first team against the winner of the other semi the quarter finals that now vasilius is drawing so Aston Villa or Los versus winners of quarterfinal two winners of quarter two which is one between Olympia cost and fener Bach so one semi-final is known the other as a consequence is also known but we don't know who will have to play at home first League winners of quarterfinal four so winner of quarterfinal four Victoria pilson or fena playing as the home team of the first leg and their opponent is obviously the winner of the quarterfinal not yet drawn winners of quarterfinal one so either brige or P FC this is all also for the semi-final and we just have to take one little step to determine by a draw which team will be considered as the home team in the final so the team named first they will be either the winners of semi-final one or of semi-final two this is purely for protocol and operational reasons nothing else the team teams will be treated equally in aens and uh we can go and let see which semi-final winner will be the consider as the home team of the final winners of semifinal one Aston Villa or l or Olympia course or fenerbache will be named first in the final and just show us please the second sleep of paper containing the other winner of semi-final winners of semi-final two of course Victoria pilson or Fiorentina or Bru or p and this is all from now till Results aens thank you very much uh gentlemen great work across the different rounds that are still to come let's have a look at the results that have been produced here uh in neon at UEFA HQ we're going to have in the quarterfinals clu Bru taking on pook olympos facing fenerbache Aston Villa facing Los leil and it'll be Victoria pilson clashing with Fiorentina depending on who makes it through to the final four we'll have Aston Ville or Le taking on olympos or fenerbache and Victoria pilson or Fiorentina facing CL brou or pook obviously this is the road to Athens the final is on the 29th of May it's time to mark your calendars leading up to that date the first legs of the quarterfinals will be played on the 11th of April with a return leg scheduled for the following week so on the 18th the semi-finals we've got the first leg on the 2nd of May with a return fixture scheduled for the 9th of May and of of course the final will be in Athens on the 29th that'll do it from all of us here at the house of European football in y vasilis thank you so much for being here today for helping out with the drill Georgia of course for leading everything mly as usual all the best from us here take care see you soon my pleasure