UEFA have finally made a decision to resume the Champions League as well as the Europa League during an executive committee meeting on Wednesday.
The UEFA president had already hinted that the two tournaments are likely to be finished in the month of August since they are not too eager to cut short the qualifying rounds for the 2020-21 season.
And now the governing body of football in Europe has officially announced the new schedule and the venues for the remaining matches in the Europa League and the Champions League.
When will the Europa League resume?
The Europa League matches will resume from August 5th and the final of the tournament will be played on August 21st with the matches from the quarter-final rounds being played in a knockout fashion.
Which are the venues for the Europa League games?
The remaining matches will be played across four cities and as per the official statement:
“The 2019/20 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be played as a straight knockout tournament across four cities in Germany in August: Cologne, Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Gelsenkirchen. All these ties will be single-leg fixtures.
“A decision is pending on whether the round of 16 second legs will take place at the home team’s stadium or in Germany.
“The ties where the first leg was also postponed – namely Inter vs Getafe and Sevilla vs Roma – will be played as a single leg at a venue to be confirmed.”
2019/20 UEFA Europa League schedule:
5–6 August: Round of 16 (venues to be confirmed)
10–11 August: Quarter-finals (Cologne, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Gelsenkirchen)
16–17 August: Semi-finals (venues to be confirmed)
21 August: Final (Cologne)
Round of 16 fixtures will kick off at either 18:55 CET or 21:00 CET, with all subsequent fixtures beginning at 21:00 CET.
The resumption of the Europa League is a great boost for a number of clubs since a lot of the domestic leagues have shut down abruptly meaning those respective teams will now get a chance to pick up at least one silverware this season.
