Leipzig meets Real Sociedad: BVB fights against Rangers after relegation to CL

Leipzig meets Real Sociedad
BVB fights against Rangers after relegation to CL

For Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig it was not enough for the Champions League. Both are looking for their luck in the Europa League. There BVB gets to do with the Glasgow Rangers. For Leipzig, the lot decides on Real Sociedad San Sebastian. And for FC Barcelona there is a duel with an international history.

Borussia Dortmund wants to use the disgrace in the Champions League as an opportunity. After the end of the football premier class, managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke declared nothing less than the title in the Europa League as a goal. The way to the final is still long, the first opponent for the Bundesliga club is the Scottish club Glasgow Rangers.

The 55-time Scottish champions are their first duel, as revealed by the draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon. RB Leipzig is also in the second round of the Europa League, and the Saxons were also eliminated from the Champions League. The first opponent of the team with the new coach Domenico Tedesco is Real Sociedad San Sebastian. The Spanish club is currently fifth in La Liga – three places ahead of what is probably the most famous relegated team from the Champions League.

It’s called FC Barcelona and meets SC Napoli in the second round. For Barça it is the first appearance in the Europa League. With the start of the knockout round, the game will be played without the traditional away goal rule for the first time. In the event of a tie after 90 or 120 minutes, goals scored away no longer bring an advantage.

The other duels: Sevilla FC take on Dinamo Zagreb, national player Robin Gosens meets Olympiacos with his Atalanta Bergamo, Zenit St. Petersburg takes on Betis Sevilla. Sheriff Tiraspol, newcomer to Europe, will initially receive Portuguese representative Sporting Braga and FC Porto will play against Lazio Rome. In this round, a group runner-up in the Europa League meets a group runner-up in the Champions League.

Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt will only enter the round of 16 as further German representatives. They had finished first in the group stage and were able to bypass the intermediate round.

The first legs of the second round will take place on February 17, the second legs a week later. RTL or Nitro show a game live on free TV every match day, and other games are streamed on RTL +.

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