The dance of balls in Nyon: Horvat and Gorenc Stanković against Olimpija’s European nemesis, while Zajc will visit Belgium
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The day after the return matches in the playoff for spots in the round of 16 of the Conference League, the draw for the mentioned phase of the competition took place. Slovenia had three representatives in the draw. Jon Gorenc Stanković and Tomi Horvat will represent Sturm Graz, while Miha Zajc will pursue advancement to the quarterfinals wearing the jersey of Fenerbahçe.
Zajc will face the team from the city that separates Europe and Asia, against Union Saint-Gilloise, based in the suburbs of the Belgian capital. The Belgians reached the round of 16 through the exit from the European League and a victory over Eintracht from Frankfurt in the playoff. The future opponents of the Slovenian midfielder can boast a victory over Liverpool in this season.
The Lille team seems to be heading to Slovenia once again this season, but this time they will make a stop in Graz, where they will face Sturm in the round of 16. The Styrians have upgraded their first advancement to the knockout stage in over twenty years with a place among the top sixteen and will be led by Horvat and Gorenc Stanković in pursuit of a historic achievement.
The round of 16 matches will be played on March 7 and 14.
Round of 16 pairings for the Conference League
Servette – Viktoria Plzen
Ajax – Aston Villa
Molde – Club Brugge
Union SG – Fenerbahçe
Dinamo Zagreb – PAOK
Sturm Graz – Lille
Maccabi Haifa – Fiorentina
Olympiakos – Maccabi Tel Aviv
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