{"id":823263,"date":"2025-01-31T10:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T16:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/31\/uel-playoff-draw-osimhen-osayi-samuel-learn-their-opponents\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T10:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T16:12:09","slug":"uel-playoff-draw-osimhen-osayi-samuel-learn-their-opponents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/31\/uel-playoff-draw-osimhen-osayi-samuel-learn-their-opponents\/","title":{"rendered":"UEL playoff draw: Osimhen, Osayi-Samuel learn their opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Super Eagles duo Victor Osimhen and Bright Osayi-Samuel have discovered their next opponents in the UEFA Europa League playoff round following the official draw, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The playoff draw has seen Super Eagles stars Osimhen, Osayi-Samuel, Cyriel Dessers, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, and Bruno Onyemaechi all discover their opponents for an exciting fixture.<\/p>\n

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Osimhen, currently on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli, will lead the Turkish giants against AZ Alkmaar, while Osayi-Samuel\u2019s Fenerbahce take on Anderlecht in a crucial knockout tie.<\/p>\n

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Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray during the Turkish Super League match between Galatasaray and Goztepe at Rams Park Stadium on January 4, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Playoff Knockout Fixtures<\/h4>\n

The teams placed 9th to 24th will battle in the playoff knockout round, with the winners progressing to the Round of 16.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dessers\u2019 Rangers will have to wait to face one of FC Twente, Fenerbahce, Anderlecht, or Bodo\/Glimt in the next round. Onyemaechi\u2019s Olympiacos also awaits a clash against one of the same four teams in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n

The key fixtures include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bodo\/Glimt vs FC Twente
\nAnderlecht vs Fenerbahce (Osayi-Samuel)
\nFCSB vs PAOK
\nAjax vs Royale Union SG
\nReal Sociedad vs Midtjylland
\nGalatasaray (Osimhen) vs AZ Alkmaar
\nAS Roma vs Porto
\nPlzen vs Ferencvaros<\/p>\n

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Bright Osayi Samuel L of Fenerbahce and Funsho Bamgboye R of Hatayspor battle for the ball during the Turkish Super League match between Fenerbahce and Hatayspor [Photo credit\/Imago]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Possible Round of 16 Fixture<\/h4>\n

The winners of the playoff ties will move into the UEL Round of 16, where they will be drawn against teams that have already secured qualification.<\/p>\n

Lazio (Dele-Bashiru) vs AS Roma, Plzen, Ferencvaros, or Porto
\nAthletic Club vs AS Roma, Plzen, Ferencvaros, or Porto
\nManchester United vs AZ, Midtjylland, Real Sociedad, or Galatasaray (Osimhen)
\nTottenham vs AZ, Midtjylland, Real Sociedad, or Galatasaray (Osimhen)
\nFrankfurt vs Royale Union SG, PAOK, FCSB, or Ajax
\nLyon vs Royale Union SG, PAOK, FCSB, or Ajax
\nOlympiacos (Onyemaechi) vs FC Twente, Fenerbahce, Anderlecht, or Bodo\/Glimt
\nRangers (Dessers) vs FC Twente, Fenerbahce, Anderlecht, or Bodo\/Glimt<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soccer Super Eagles duo Victor Osimhen and Bright Osayi-Samuel have discovered their next opponents in the UEFA Europa League playoff round following the official draw, Soccernet.ng reports. The playoff draw has seen Super Eagles stars Osimhen, Osayi-Samuel, Cyriel Dessers, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, and Bruno Onyemaechi all discover their opponents for an exciting fixture. Get Our Sports […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":823264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96184,22889,2005],"tags":[96183,9065],"class_list":{"0":"post-823263","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-osimhen","8":"category-playoff","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-osimhen","11":"tag-playoff"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}