These are the clashes for the Conference Leauge knockouts

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Check out the match-ups for the Conference League knockouts following Friday's draw, which took place at 14:00 CET at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

The path of the Conference League knockoutsfrom the round of 16 to the final - has officially been revealed, with the draw taking place following the conclusion of the playoffs last night. 16 teams are in contention to conquer the trophy, with Olympiacos from Greece claiming it last year against Fiorentina.

'La Viola', who also lost out final to West Ham in 2023, have another go at winning the tournament after qualifying into the top eight positions in the league phase. Chelsea, England's only representative in the competition, are also favourites after comfortably finishing off the league phase in first place with a perfect record.

Enzo Maresca's men will take on Danish side Copenhagen with the hopes of starting a knockout stage that will see them reach the final on May 28 in Wroclaw, Poland.

Here's the draw for the round of 16  (first leg 6 March / second leg 13 March) 

OF1: Real Betis vs Vitoria SC

OF2: Jagiellonia vs Cercle Brugge

OF3: Celje vs Lugano

OF4:Panathinaikos vs Fiorentina

OF5: Copenhagen vs Chelsea

OF6: Molde vs Legia Warszawa

OF7: Pafos vs Djurgarden

OF8: Borac vs SK Rapid

Here's the draw for the quarter-finals (first leg 10 April / second leg 17 April) 

QF1: Winner OF1 (Real Betis or Vitoria SC) vs Winner OF2 (Jagiellonia or Cercle Brugge)

QF2: Winner OF3 (Celje or Lugano) vs Winner OF4 (Panathinaikos or Fiorentina)

QF3: Winner OF5 (Copenhagen or Chelsea) vs Winner OF6 (Molde or Legia Warszawa)

QF4: Winner OF7 (Pafos or Djurgarden) vs Winner OF8 (Borac or SK Rapid)

Here's the draw for the semi-finals (first leg 1 May / second leg 8 May)  

SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2

SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4

Mentioned in the news story

Molde FK
FC Lugano
Cercle Brugge
Jagiellonia Bialystok
Fiorentina
Kobenhavn
Rapid Wien
Borac Banja Luka
Panathinaikos
Vitória Guimarães
Legia Warszawa
Real Betis
Europa Conference League