Conference League, the third tier of European club competitions, has also held the round of 16 on Thursday, at the same time as Europa League. This year, the presence of Chelsea determines the whole competition (they have a 44.5% chance of winning the cup, according to an Opta supercomputer) but that doesn't discourage the rest clubs from all of Europe.
That includes Panathinaikos, who earned a victory over second favourite Fiorentina, while Betis -which defeated Real Madrid last weekend- only earned a 2-2 draw against Portuguese club Vitória Guimaraes.
Conference League results after day 1 of round of 16
Panathinaikos 3 - 2 Fiorentina
Betis 2 - 2 Guimarães
Molde FK 3 - 2 Legia de Varsovia
København (Copenhagen) 1 - 2 Chelsea
Pafos 1 - 0 Djurgården
Jagiellonia Białystok 3 - 0 Cercle Brugge
Borac 1 - 1 Rapid Viena
Celje 1 - 0 Lugano
Potential Conference League quarter-finals
Based on these results and the already determined bracket, this is how the quarter-finals would look like on April 10-17.
Betis/Vitória vs. Jagiellonia
Celje vs. Panathinaikos
Chelsea vs. Molde
Pagos vs. Borac/Viena
The second leg of the round of 16 takes place next Thursday, March 13, we will know if this predictions are true. Quarter-finals will take place on April 10 and April 17.