UEFA Europa Conference League: Who is in it? Meet the teams
Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Get an overview of the four teams lining up in the 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League semi-finals.
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The road to 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League glory is well under way, with the semi-finals upon us. But who is still in the competition?
UEFA.com profiles the contenders.
Road to Athens
Semi-final first legs
Aston Villa vs Olympiacos (2 May, 21:00 CET)
Fiorentina vs Club Brugge (2 May, 21:00 CET)
Semi-final second legs
Club Brugge vs Fiorentina (8 May, 18:45 CET)
Olympiacos vs Aston Villa (9 May, 21:00 CET)
Final
Aston Villa / Olympiacos vs Fiorentina / Club Brugge (29 May, 21:00 CET)
Aston Villa (ENG)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 81
How they qualified: 7th in English Premier League
Group stage: Group E winners
Round of 16: 4-0agg vs Ajax
Quarter-finals: 3-3agg, 4-3pens vs LOSC Lille
Semi-finals: vs Olympiacos
Last season: N/A
Best UEFA club competition performance: European Cup (1981/82)
Key player: Douglas Luiz
One to watch: Morgan Rogers
Campaign in ten words: Continuation of fine Premier League form under European maestro Emery.
Club Brugge (BEL)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 25
How they qualified: 4th in Belgian First League
Group stage: Group D winners
Round of 16: 4-2agg vs Molde
Quarter-finals: 3-0agg vs PAOK
Semi-finals: vs Fiorentina
Last season: UEFA Champions League round of 16 (L1-7 vs Benfica)
Best UEFA club competition performance: European Cup runners-up (1977/78), UEFA Cup runners-up (1975/76)
Key player: Thiago
One to watch: Antonio Nusa
Campaign in ten words: First European semi-final since 1992 helps salve difficult domestic campaign.
Fiorentina (ITA)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 50
How they qualified: 8th in Italian Serie A
Group stage: Group F winners
Round of 16: 5-4agg vs Maccabi Haifa
Quarter-finals: 2-0agg, aet vs Viktoria Plzeň
Semi-finals: vs Club Brugge
Last season: Runners-up (L1-2 vs West Ham)
Best UEFA club competition performance: European Cup Winners' Cup winners (1960/61)
Key player: Nicolás González
One to watch: Michael Kayode
Campaign in ten words: Still unbeaten as they aim for one better than 2023/24.
Olympiacos (GRE)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 48
How they qualified: 3rd in Greek Super League
Group stage: Transferring from Europa League
Knockout round play-off: 2-0agg vs Ferencváros
Round of 16: 7-5agg vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Quarter-finals: 3-3agg, 3-2pens vs Fenerbahçe
Semi-finals: vs Aston Villa
Last season: UEFA Europa League group stage (fourth place)
Best UEFA club competition performance: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals (1998/99), European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals (1992/93)
Key player: Ayoub El Kaabi
One to watch: Kostas Tzolakis
Campaign in ten words: A first ever European semi-final, orchestrated by ex-Sevilla boss Mendilibar.
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