The Basque team already knows the teams it will not be able to play with in this case.
Real Sociedad is strong in the Europa League and He wants to continue in the eighth finals of the continental competition. Before you know your rival in this case, of course. Who will it be? There are already some indications for the draw…
Which teams are Real Sociedad’s possible rivals in the draw for the round of 16 of the 2022-2023 Europa League
Could it be a Spanish team? The answer is no, that is not possible. And the reason can be found in the drawing rules for this instance:
• The top eight teams from the UEFA Europa League group stage are seeded. The eight winners of the knockout round of the playoffs are not seeded.
• The best qualifiers from the UEFA Europa League group stage play the second leg at home.
• Clubs of the same federation cannot play against each other.
Teams ranked eighth
Group stage winners (seeded)
Arsenal (ENG)
Bettis (ESP)
Fenerbahce (TUR)
Ferencvaros (HUN)
Feyenoord (NED)
Freiburg (GER)
Royal Society (ESP)
Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL).
Eight playoff knockout round winners (unseeded)
Union Berlin (GER)
Gentlemen United
Juventus (ITA)
Leverkusen (DE)
Rome (Ita)
Seville (ESP)
Shakhtar (UK)
Sporty CP (POR)
Source: Goal