In the interest of the Belgian coefficient in Europe, national football must keep their fingers crossed for KAA Gent – the only remaining representative.
And the club could breathe a sigh of relief after the draw this afternoon. It was not Leicester City, PSV or Olympique Marseille. Hein Vanhaezebrouck’s team has to go to Greece to play PAOK there.
PAOK is currently 2nd in the ranking in Greece. It’s still in the cup. In the knockout phase, the team eliminated Midjtylland on penalties.
The Dutch teams have not yet been able to meet in this phase. Vitesse received the most difficult assignment against AS Roma. PSV will play against Copenhagen, Feyenoord against Partizan Belgrade and AZ against Bodo/Glimt.
A poster that is also interesting for Belgian fans is the one between Leicester and Rennes. That’s Youri Tielemans against Jeremy Doku.
The first legs will be played on March 10, the return legs on March 17. Ghent gets the home advantage in the return as group winner.
