Conference League draw: Leicester to face PSV in quarterfinals

Paris, March 18, 2022 (AFP) - Leicester City will take on former European champions PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League after being paired together in Friday's draw, with a possible semi-final against Jose Mourinho's Roma in store for the winners.

The Premier League side made it through to the second European quarter-final of their history by defeating French club Rennes 3-2 on aggregate on Thursday.

Brendan Rodgers's team will be at home in the first leg on April 7 before going to the Netherlands for the return a week later.

PSV, who won the European Cup in 1988 and the UEFA Cup in 1978, crushed FC Copenhagen 8-4 on aggregate in the last 16 and currently sit second in the Dutch league, two points behind leaders Ajax.

The winners of that tie will face either Roma or Bodo/Glimt in the semi-finals, with the Italians meeting the Norwegians again after the sides also clashed in the group stage.

The Norwegian champions trounced Roma 6-1 at home and then drew 2-2 in Rome. They have since eliminated Celtic and AZ Alkmaar in the knockout stages.

The quarter-final draw also saw former Champions League winners Marseille paired with PAOK of Greece, while Feyenoord -- another past European Cup winner -- will play Slavia Prague.

Quarterfinal matchups

• Match 1: Bodo/Glimt vs. Roma
• Match 2: Feyenoord vs. Slavia Prague
• Match 3: Marseille vs. PAOK
• Match 4: Leicester City vs. PSV Eindhoven

Semifinal matchups

• Winner of quarterfinal 4 vs. winner of quarterfinal 1
• Winner of quarterfinal 2 vs. winner of quarterfinal 3

The final of the new third-tier continental competition will be played in the Albanian capital, Tirana, on May 25.