On February 26, our defending champion men's soccer team defeated Bulgarian team Ludogorets 2-0 at Groupama Arena, advancing to the UEFA Europa League round of 16. Our team can now prepare for the next round of the competition.

After the playoff pairings were announced, it was already clear that if we advanced against Ludogorets, our opponent in the round of 16 would be either two-time European Cup/Champions League winner FC Porto or fellow Portuguese club SC Braga.

In Friday's draw, SC Braga, currently fourth in the Portuguese top flight, was ultimately drawn as our opponent.

We will play the first leg of the tie at home at the Groupama Arena on March 12 at 9 p.m., while the return leg will take place six days later, on Wednesday, March 18, at 4:30 p.m. We will announce the exact time of the first match soon!