Article by Maria Olteanu, Cosmin Nistor – Published on Thursday, 12 March 2026, 19:46 / Updated on Thursday, 12 March 2026 20:06
On Thursday evening, the round of 16 finals of the Conference League, the third most valuable competition in Europe, will be played. The first four games take place NOW, while another four from 10 p.m. The Romanians Răzvan Marin are also in action (AEK Athens), Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) and Bogdan Racovitan (Rakow). All evening duels are broadcast in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro.
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Strasbourg, Rakow, AEK, Sparta Praga, Vallecano, Shakhtior, Mainz, AEK Larnaca are the 8 teams that qualified directly for the round of 16 in the Conference League;
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Rijeka, Celje, Samsunspor, Fiorentina, Crystal Palace, Sigma Olomouc, Lech Poznan, AZ Alkmaar are the 8 teams that qualified after the play-off for the eighth;
LIVE » AZ Alkmaar – Sparta Prague 0-0
LIVE » Lech Poznan – Shakhtar 0-0
LIVE » Rijeka – Strasbourg 0-1
LIVE » Samsunspor – Rayo Vallecano 1-1
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Click here for more details and statistics
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Markers: Marius 21' / Alemao 15'
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The Romanian “central” Marian Barbu referees this match
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Television: Prima Sport 3
LIVE from 22:00 » Celje – AEK Athens
LIVE from 22:00 » Crystal Palace – AEK Larnaca
LIVE from 22:00 » Fiorentina – Rakow
LIVE from 22:00 » Sigma Olomouc – Mainz
Schedule of the upper stages of the Conference League:
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“Optimi”: March 12 and 19, 2026
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“Quarters”: April 9 and 16, 2026
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Semi-finals: 30 April and 7 May 2026
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Final: 27 May 2026 (Leipzig)
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