Today, on August 30, the draw for the main stage of the Conference League for the 2024/2025 season took place.
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In particular, Chelsea of London, for whom Ukrainian midfielder Mykhailo Mudryk plays, has learned its rivals. The rivals of the Blues will be: "Ghent, Heidenheim, Astana, Shamrock Rovers, Panathinaikos and Noah.
According to the new rules, starting this season, 36 clubs will participate in the main stage of the Conference League. The teams will play 6 matches with different opponents (3 home and 3 away), and the top 8 clubs will reach the 1/8 finals. Another 16 teams (places 9 to 24) will play butt matches for the right to join the playoffs.
We would like to add that the schedule with the dates and times of the matches will be published on August 31.