Ajax Amsterdam will battle Bodo/Glimt (the team that knocked out Sepsi S. Gheorghe in the play-offs) for a place in the 1/8 of the Conference League after Monday’s draw in Nyon.

Conference LeaguePhoto: Ozan KOSE / AFP / Profimedia

The teams that took 3rd place in the Europa League groups and 2nd in the Conference League entered the playoffs for the eighth time.

Conference League, eighth place playoff

Sturm Graz – Slovan Bratislava

Servett – Ludogorets

Union SG – Eintracht Frankfurt

Real Betis – Dinamo Zagreb

Olympiakos – Ferencvaros

Ajax Amsterdam – Bodo/Glimt

Molde – Legia Warsaw

Maccabi Haifa – Gent.

The winners of these “doubles” will advance to the 1/8 finals, where the winners of the Conference League groups: Lille, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Viktoria Plzen, Club Brugge, Aston Villa, Fiorentina, PAOK Thessaloniki and Fenerbahce have already entered.

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What’s next for the 2023-2024 Conference League

Round of 16 playoffs: February 15 and 22, 2024

Optimal: March 7 and 14, 2024

Quarters: April 11 and 18, 2024

Semi-finals: May 2 and 9, 2024

Final: May 29, 2024 at the St. Sophia Stadium in Athens (Greece).