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UEFA Conference League Draw 24/25: Chelsea to face Betis or Copenhagen

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Olympiacos are the current holders of the UEFA Conference League
Olympiacos are the current holders of the UEFA Conference LeagueAngelos Tzortzinis / AFP
It's almost time for the last-16 draw in the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League knockout stages, with the tournament's biggest names discovering their fate on Friday, February 21st at 14:00 CET live on UEFA.com.

The top eight sides automatically reached the last 16 and are seeded accordingly - their potential opponents in the Round of 16 are listed below:

1. Chelsea vs Betis (15th seed) or Copenhagen (18th)

2. Vitoria Guimaraes vs Betis (15th) or Copenhagen (18th)

3. Fiorentina vs Panathinaikos (13th) or Borac Banja Luka (20th)

4. Rapid Vienna vs Panathinaikos (13th) or Borac Banja Luka (20th)

5. Djurgarden vs Pafos (12th) or Celje (21st)

6. Lugano vs Pafos (12th) or Celje (21st)

7. Legia Warsaw vs Jagiellonia (9th) or Molde (23rd)

8. Cercle Brugge vs Jagiellonia (9th) or Molde (23rd)

Playoff knockout round ties for teams seeded ninth to 24th:

Jagiellonia (9th) 6-2 TSC (24th)

Shamrock Rovers (10th) 1-1 Molde (23rd) (Molde won on penalties)

APOEL (11th) 2-4 Celje (21st)

Pafos (12th) 3-2 Omonia (22nd)

Panathinaikos (13th) 3-2 Vikingur Reykjavik (19th)

Olimpija (14th) 0-1 Borac Banja Luka (20th)

Betis (15th) 3-1 Gent (17th)

Heidenheim (16th) 3-4 Copenhagen (18th)

For those teams who finished 17th to 24th in the league phase standings, they will be unseeded for the rest of the competition. 

New UCL 24/25 draw format explained: How it works and what's changed? 

There has been a big overhaul of UEFA’s third competition this season. Gone are the days of the 32-team group phase, replaced by a 36-team league. Each team plays six games with the top eight automatically qualifying for the round of 16, whilst the bottom 12 are eliminated.

Meanwhile, the teams that finished between ninth and 24th go into a playoff round to decide which eight teams will go on into the knockout part of the tournament.

The round of 16, as part of the old format, continues with seeded teams playing unseeded teams, leading to quarter-finals, semi-finals and eventually the final itself.

When are the UEFA Conference League knockout phase playoffs?

The two-legged ties will be played during February with the first leg taking place on February 13th with the second leg happening a week later.

The games will kick off at either 18:45 CET or 21:00 CET and will be decided after the draw.

The knockout phase is a bracket from then until the final. Teams finishing between ninth and 16th in the league phase will be seeded teams, meaning they will play against a side that finished between 17th and 24th in the final standings.

The seeded team will play their home leg second, which will be confirmed once the draw has taken place.

When are the other UEFA Conference League knockout games played?

Round of 16: March 6th and March 13th

Quarter-finals: April 10th and April 17th

Semi-finals: May 1st and May 8th

The Final: May 21st in Wroclaw

When is the next round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals draw for the 24/25 UEFA Conference League?

The draw for the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals will be made on February 21st, after the conclusion of the playoff round.

The draw takes place at 14:00 CET at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland and will be streamed live on UEFA.com.

When and where is the 2024/2025 UEFA Conference League final?

This year’s Conference League final will take place on Wednesday, May 28th at 21:00 CET in Wroclaw, Poland. 

The home of Slask Wroclaw, Wroclaw Stadium has hosted the Polish national side in the past as well as games during EURO 2012.