It’s getting exciting again! The UEFA Conference League round of 16 draw with Sturm Graz will take place in Nyon from 1 p.m. We report live (ticker below).
Here is the live ticker: Today Sturm Graz’s opponent in the round of the best 16 will be determined in Nyon – there are duels with Lille, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Viktoria Plzen, FC Brugge, Aston Villa, Rapid conqueror Fiorentina, PAOK Saloniki or Fenerbahce Istanbul For the first time in 23 years, Graz are back in the top 16 of a European competition, and for the first time in 40 years they could now make it to the quarter-finals. “It makes me incredibly proud for Sturm Graz, Styria and Football Austria. It is important that we are there and collect points,” emphasized sports director Andreas Schicker. Reaching the round of 16 brought Sturm a bonus of 600,000 euros, and Austria received valuable points in the UEFA five-year ranking. Red-White-Red is currently in 13th place, just behind Switzerland and ahead of Denmark, Norway and Israel.
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