After the Europa League, the draw in Nyon also determined the pairings of the round of 16 of the Conference League. To be honest, the quality is miles away from the remaining two European competitions, so it does not attract too much attention from the football public.In support of this is the impression that, at first glance, the most exciting match will be the one between Lazio and AZ Alkmaar, since the Roman club is trying to get a place in the Champions League for the next season through Serie A, while the Dutch representative in the Eredivisie is aiming for the title.Moldavian Sheriff will meet with Nice, while AEK from Larnaca will face the tournament favourites West Ham.##EDITORS_CHOICE##AEK Larnaca – West HamFiorentina – SivassporLazio – AZ AlkmaarLech Poznań – JurgordenBasel – Slovan BratislavaSheriff – NiceAnderlecht – VillarrealGent – BasaksehirPrivileged in the draw, those who finished the competition in the group stage in first place (AZ Alkmaar, Djurgarden, Başakşehir, Nice, Sivasspor, Slovan, Villarreal, West Ham) also got the privilege to play the second leg at home.The Road to Prague continues 🏆#UECLdraw || #UECL pic.twitter.com/M65f1Xznfq— UEFA Europa Conference League (@europacnfleague) February 24, 2023 The first matches of the round of 16 are already scheduled for March 9, and the return matches a week later. The quarterfinals are scheduled for March 13 and 20, the semifinals are for May 11 and 18, while the final will be held on June 7 at the Fortuna Arena in Prague. As a reminder, the competition winner will automatically qualify for the group stage of the Europa League.
