UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw

UEFA Champions League round
of 16 draw
Planning a football trip to Europe in 2020, the champions
league last 16 draw has been made.

Champions League last-16 draw
Atalanta v Valencia
Atlético Madrid v Liverpool
Borussia Dortmund v Paris Saint-Germain
Chelsea v Bayern Munich
Lyon v Juventus
Napoli v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Manchester City
Tottenham v RB Leipzig

The first legs are scheduled for 18, 19, 25 and 26 February,
with the second legs on 10, 11, 17 and 18 March. Kick-offs are
at 21:00 CET. The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and
final is on 20 March.

How does the rest of the season look?
Quarter-finals
Draw: 20 March
First legs: 7/8 April
Second legs: 14/15 April

Semi-finals
Draw: 20 March
First legs: 28/29 April
Second legs: 5/6 May

Final
Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı, Istanbul: 30 May

Coppa Italia Round of 16 Draw
Planning a football trip to Italy in January 2019? The draw
has been made for the last 16 of the Coppa Italia which gives
you the choice of some exciting midweek football trips.

The round of 16 matches will be played between January 15th
and 22nd 2020.

Round of 16 matches
NAPOLI-PERUGIA

LAZIO-CREMONESE

Atalanta-Fiorentina

INTER-CAGLIARI

MILAN-SPAL

TURIN-GENOA

ROME-PARMA

UDINESE-JUVENTUS

Meeting in the quarter-finals
– January 29th 2020
NAPLES / PERUGIA-LAZIO / CREMONESE

ATALANTA / FIORENTINA-INTER / CAGLIARI

MILAN / TURIN-SPAL / GENOA

ROME / JUVENTUS-PARMA / UDINESE

Semi-finals: round 12 February, return 4 March 2020

Final: 13 May 2020

Planning a Football Trip to
Europe – 5th Jan to 18th Jan
2020
Planning a Football Trip to Europe for January 2020. This
post details the most exciting games from 5th to 18th January
2020 to help you plan your football trip.

Slim pickings this week as most of Europe is on a winter
break. 2 good

05/01/2020 16:00      Lisbon        Sporting Lisbon v Oporto
10/01/2020 17:00       Metz        FC Metz vs. RC Strasbourg
10/01/2020 17:00     St Etienne   AS Saint-Étienne v FC Nantes
  11-Jan   19:00       Rome              Lazio v Napoli
  12-Jan   19:00       Rome             Roma v Juventus
16/01/2020 17:00      Brussels     Anderlecht vs. Club Brugge
  18-Jan   19:00       Genoa             Genoa v Roma
Booking Your Trip

Ticket Links

Planning a Trip to the 2020
UEFA Super Cup
The 2020 UEFA Super Cup will be the 45th edition of the UEFA
Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and
contested by the reigning champions of the two main European
club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA
Europa League. The match will feature the winners of the
2019–20 UEFA Champions League and the 2019–20 UEFA Europa
League. It will be played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto,
Portugal on 12 August 2020.

Completed in 2003, the ‘Dragon Stadium’ is the home of FC
Porto. The first UEFA competition matches at the ground were
in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, José
Mourinho’s team making it through to the final that season and
beating Monaco 3-0 in Gelsenkirchen.

The Estádio do Dragão then held the opening game of UEFA EURO
2004 – Portugal’s 2-1 defeat by Greece – and has since seen
regular UEFA competition action involving both Porto and
Portugal. Part of a major leisure development in Porto, the
stadium has also been the venue for live performances by the

Rolling Stones, Coldplay and One Direction.

This will be the first UEFA final in Portugal since Lisbon’s
Estádio José Alvalade staged the 2005 UEFA Cup final; home
club Sporting CP actually lost that decider 3-1 against CSKA
Moskva. More recently, Lisbon’s Estádio do Sport Lisboa e
Benfica was the setting for the 2014 UEFA Champions League
final in which Real Madrid overcame city rivals Atlético 4-1
after extra time.

See our guide to Planning a Football Trip to Porto

Ticket News to Follow When Announced

Planning a Football Trip to
2020 UEFA Championships –
Ticket Update
Planning a Trip for UEFA EURO 2020? This post has a ticket
update for next phase of sales which takes place in December
2019

UEFA EURO 2020 will comprise of 51 matches, and Rome will kick
off the tournament when it hosts the opening match on Friday
12 June 2020. All 12 hosts will welcome three group stage
matches – including at least two matches of their national
team, should they qualify – and one round-of-16 or quarter-
final game. All roads lead to London for the climax of the
finals. Wembley Stadium will host the two semi-finals and the
final, and the new European champions will be crowned on
Sunday 12 July 2020.

Application window now closed for tickets

The window for ticket applications for UEFA EURO 2020 matches
at Wembley Stadium and the additional 44 matches of the
tournament is now closed. The general public were able to
apply for tickets for EURO 2020 at euro2020.com/tickets
between 12 June 2019 and 12 July 2019.

Follow my team tickets

‘Follow my team’ tickets will be sold directly to the fans of
the participating teams after the UEFA EURO 2020 final
tournament draw which takes on Saturday 30 November 2019.

Subject to qualification, we will receive an allocation of
tickets to all England matches for members of the official
England Supporters Travel Club. These tickets will only be
made available to members of the Travel Club and will not be
offered to the general public. Follow the link to find out
more and join the England Supporters Travel Club (ESTC)

Planning a Football Trip to
2020 UEFA Championships –
Fixtures Announced
Planning a Football Trip to 2020 UEFA Championships, this post
has details of the Fixtures which have been announced this
week.

Details of the UEFA EURO 2020 final tournament match schedule
have been confirmed following the draw in Bucharest.

     Download the fixture list
     Tickets
     About the 12 venues

Play-offs: 26 & 31 March

Friday 12 June
Group A: Turkey v Italy (21:00, Rome)

Saturday 13 June
Group A: Wales v Switzerland (15:00, Baku)
Group B: Denmark v Finland (18:00, Copenhagen)
Group B: Belgium v Russia (21:00, St Petersburg)

Sunday 14 June
Group D: England v Croatia (15:00, Wembley)
Group C: Austria v Play-off winner D or A (18:00, Bucharest)
Group C: Netherlands v Ukraine (21:00, Amsterdam)

Monday 15 June
Group D: Play-off winner C v Czech Republic (15:00, Glasgow)
Group E: Poland v Play-off winner B (18:00, Dublin)
Group E: Spain v Sweden (21:00, Bilbao)

Tuesday 16 June
Group F: Play-off winner A or D v Portugal (18:00, Budapest)
Group F: France v Germany (21:00, Munich)

Wednesday 17 June
Group B: Finland v Russia (15:00, St Petersburg)
Group A: Turkey v Wales (18:00, Baku)
Group A: Italy v Switzerland (21:00, Rome)

Thursday   18 June
Group C:   Ukraine v Play-off winner D or A (15:00, Bucharest)
Group B:   Denmark v Belgium (18:00, Copenhagen)
Group C:   Netherlands v Austria (21:00, Amsterdam)

Friday 19 June
Group E: Sweden v Play-off winner B (15:00, Dublin)
Group D: Croatia v Czech Republic (18:00, Glasgow)
Group D: England v Play-off winner C (21:00, London)

Saturday 20 June

Group F: Play-off winner A or D v France (15:00, Budapest)
Group F: Portugal v Germany (18:00, Munich)
Group E: Spain v Poland (21:00, Bilbao)

Sunday 21 June
Group A: Italy v Wales (18:00, Rome)
Group A: Switzerland v Turkey (18:00, Baku)

Monday 22 June
Group C: Play-off winner D or A v Netherlands (18:00,
Amsterdam)
Group C: Ukraine v Austria (18:00, Bucharest)
Group B: Russia v Denmark (21:00, Copenhagen)
Group B: Finland v Belgium (21:00, St Petersburg)

Tuesday 23 June
Group D: Czech Republic v England (21:00, London)
Group D: Croatia v Play-off winner C (21:00, Glasgow)

Wednesday 24 June
Group E: Play-off winner B v Spain (18:00, Bilbao)
Group E: Sweden v Poland (18:00, Dublin)
Group F: Germany v Play-off winner A or D (21:00, Munich)
Group F: Portugal v France (21:00, Budapest)

     Top two in each group plus four best third-placed teams
     go through

KNOCKOUT PHASE

Round of 16
Saturday 27 June
1: 2A v 2B (18:00, Amsterdam)
2: 1A v 2C (21:00, London)

Sunday 28 June
3: 1C v 3D/E/F (18:00, Budapest)
4: 1B v 3A/D/E/F (21:00, Bilbao)

Monday 29 June
5: 2D v 2E (18:00, Copenhagen)
6: 1F v 3A/B/C (21:00, Bucharest)

Tuesday 30 June
7: 1D v 2F (18:00, Dublin)
8: 1E v 3A/B/C/D (21:00, Glasgow)

Rest days on 1 and 2 July

Quarter-finals
Friday 3 July
QF1: Winner 6 v Winner 5 (18:00, Saint Petersburg)
QF2: Winner 4 v Winner 2 (21:00, Munich)
Saturday 4 July
QF3: Winner 3 v Winner 1 (18:00, Baku)
QF4: Winner 8 v Winner 7 (21:00, Rome)

Rest days on 5 and 6 July

Semi-finals
Tuesday 7 July
SF1: Winner QF2 v Winner QF1 (21:00, London)
Wednesday 8 July
SF2: Winner QF4 v Winner QF3 (21:00, London)

Rest days on 9, 10, 11 July

Final
Sunday 12 July
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 (21:00, London)

Planning a Football Trip to
2020 UEFA Championships –
Groups Drawn
Planning a Football Trip to 2020 UEFA Championships, the
groups have been drawn – this post has all the details

UEFA EURO 2020 group stage
Group A (Rome and Baku): Turkey, Italy, Wales, Switzerland

Group B (Saint Petersburg and Copenhagen): Denmark, Finland,
Belgium, Russia

Group C (Amsterdam and Bucharest): Netherlands, Ukraine,
Austria, Play-off winner D (A)*

Group D (London and Glasgow): England, Croatia, Play-off
winner C, Czech Republic

Group E (Bilbao and Dublin): Spain, Sweden, Poland, Play-off
winner B

Group F (Munich and Budapest): Play-off winner A (D)*,
Portugal, France, Germany

*Play-off Winner A is allocated to Group F and Play-off Winner
D to Group C. If Romania qualify as Path A winners, they will
play in Group C and Play-off Winner D will be switched to
Group F. The play-off winners will be known in March 2020.

Play-off semi-finals
These were confirmed at a separate draw in Nyon on 22
November:

Path A: Iceland v Romania, Bulgaria v Hungary
Path B: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland, Slovakia v

Republic of Ireland
Path C: Scotland v Israel, Norway v Serbia
Path D: Georgia v Belarus, North Macedonia v Kosovo

Planning a Football Trip to
Spain Copa del Rey First
Round Draw
Planning a Football Trip to Spain Copa del Rey First Round
Draw, this post has details of when and where the first round
matches will be played.

The draw has now been finalised and we now know the matches
that will take place on 17th, 18th, and 19th December. They
are a 1 legged tie. Yeclano were the odd team out and will
receive a bye to the next round.

Let’s remember that Barca, Atlético, Valencia and Real Madrid
will not play until 21st, 22nd and 23rd January. This is
because of the new format of the Supercup.

The next draw is scheduled to take place on 20th December,
once all the matches have been played.

These are the matches for the 1st round of the Copa del Rey:

CF Intercity-Athletic

Melilla CD-Levante

Peña Azagresa-Celta

El Palmar-Getafe

Becerril-Real Sociedad

Comillas-Villarreal

Antoniano-Betis

Tolosa-Valladolid

El Álamo-Mallorca

Andorra-Leganés

Gimnástica Segoviana-Elche

Tudelano-Albacete

Bergantiños-Sevilla

Castellón-Las Palmas

Coruxo-Mirandés

Lorca-Osasuna

Cacereño-Alcorcón

Linares-Girona

Jaén-Alavés

Zamora-Sporting

Socuéllamos-Zaragoza

Mensajero-Tenerife

Laredo-Huesca

Logroñés-Eibar

Lealtad de Villaviciosa-Cádiz

Ceuta-Numancia

Tarazona-Rayo Vallecano

L’Hospitalet-Granada

Real Murcia-Racing

Planning a trip to Spanish
Super Cup
Planning a Football Trip to Spain for the Spanish Super Cup?
 Our free guide explains how to get there, how to get tickets,
where to stay and eat and drink.

Spanish Super Cup 2020
The Spanish Super Cup tournament will be played in Saudi
Arabia in January 2020

The four-team event features Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico
Madrid and Valencia at the 62,000-capacity King Abdullah
Sports City stadium in Jeddah.

The tournament features the previous season’s top two teams in
La Liga, as well as the winners and runners-up of the Copa del
Rey, or the teams finishing third and fourth in La Liga.

Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid and Valencia will take on
Real Madrid in the revamped tournament between 8-12 January,
with the two winners meeting in a final.

How to apply for Saudi tourist e-visa
Applying for the e-visa is pretty straightforward and you can
do it through this portal.

Which countries are eligible to get a Saudi
tourist visa?
All EU countries within Schengen zone + Andorra, Monaco,
United Kingdom and Ukraine, Brunei, China, Canada, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa,
South Korea, Taiwan, United States

How long is the Saudi visa for?
With this visa, you can travel in Saudi Arabia for 90 days.

How much does the Saudi e-visa cost?
It costs 117USD + VAT.

Travel By air – The easiest way to travel to Saudi Arabia is
by flying in. There are loads of international flights,
especially to Jeddah and Riyadh. Saudia Airlines has many
direct flights from Europe and other destinations.

Riyadh is considered the most straight-laced of the Kingdom’s
big three cities. With most forms of entertainment banned, few
sights of interest and a brutal climate, Riyadh is mostly a
business destination. Although everyone adheres to the dress
code thawb for men and abaya for women, you might come across
many Saudis in Westernized clothing. English is spoken by most
Saudis (most in Riyadh speak it well) as well as most
foreigners.

Riyadh is very much a car-oriented city, and public
transportation in Riyadh is badly underdeveloped.         Most
visitors rely on white taxis, which are abundant in the city
centre but can be harder to find on the outskirts or at night.

With alcohol and nightclubs all banned, due to Saudi Arabia
being an Islamic country, Riyadh’s nightlife is limited.
However, eating out is one of the pleasures of Riyadh —
there’s a pretty good selection of restaurants for various
cuisines, ranging from cheap and hearty to fancy and

expensive. The famous Saudi “Kabssa” is worth trying, this
spiced up rice, served with chicken or lamb is the main and
most favourable dish/meal in the kingdom.

Useful Links
https://againstthecompass.com/en/travel-to-saudi-arabia/

https://wikitravel.org/en/Riyadh

Euro 2020 Playoff Fixtures
Announced
Planning a Football Trip to Euro 2020 Playoff Fixtures? This
post has details of the draw made last week and where and when
the matches will be played so you can plan your trip.

The European Qualifiers play-offs will take place in March
2020.

Play-off semi-finals
Thursday 26 March 2020
Path A: Iceland v Romania, Bulgaria v Hungary
Path B: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland, Slovakia v
Republic of Ireland
Path C: Scotland v Israel, Norway v Serbia (18:00 CET)
Path D: Georgia v Belarus (18:00 CET), North Macedonia v
Kosovo

Play-off finals
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Path A: Bulgaria/Hungary v Iceland/Romania
Path B: Bosnia and Herzegovina/Northern Ireland                v
Slovakia/Republic of Ireland
Path C: Norway/Serbia v Scotland/Israel (18:00 or 20:45 CET)
Path D: Georgia/Belarus v North Macedonia/Kosovo (18:00 CET)

All kick-off times 20:45 CET unless otherwise stated