EUROPA LEAGUE, PLAY‑OFF: AC MILAN v STADE RENNAIS

The draw in Nyon has resulted in AC Milan playing Stade Rennais in the Europa League play-offs. As an unseeded team, we will first play at home, on 15 February at 21.00 CET, and then the second leg away on 22 February at 18.45 CET. 

It is three years since we last took part in this competition, the two-legged tie against Manchester United in March 2021. The winners of the eight play-off matches will go through to the round of 16, with that draw taking place on 23 February. 

STATS

• This will be the first-ever meeting, in any competition, between AC Milan and Rennes.
• We have four of the last eight meetings with French sides in the UEFA Cup/Europa League (1D, 3L), getting a draw in the most recent: 1-1 away to Lille in the 2020/21 Europa League group stages.
• Rennes have won only one of their six games against Italian opposition in European competitions (2D, 3L), and it came in their last meeting: 2-0 at home to Lazio in the 2019/20 Europa League.

THE OTHER MATCHES

• Feyenoord v Roma
• Lens v Freiburg
• Benfica v Toulouse
• Galatasaray v Sparta Praha
• Young Boys v Sporting CP
• Braga v Qarabağ
• Shakhtar Donetsk v Marseille 

EUROPA LEAGUE DATES
Playoff: 15 and 22 February 2024
Round of 16: 7 and 14 March 2024
Quarter-finals: 11 and 18 April 2024
Semi-finals: 2 and 9 May 2024
Final: 22 May 2024 - Dublin Arena, Dublin (Ireland).

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