The Europa League is one of the premier club competitions in Europe and is a step below the Champions League. Teams qualify for the Europa League via their domestic divisions, by winning the Europa Conference League or by being eliminated from the Champions League group stage. West Ham, for example, won the Europa Conference League last season and qualified for the Europa League as a result.
The Europa League Final sees the best two teams in the competition go head to head to lift the prestigious trophy. The final always takes place in May, and the Europa League Final 2024 is no different. The date has been set for May 22, 2024, with the details having been revealed on September 1, 2023. The home and away teams taking part in the final will be determined by an additional draw, which will take place following the quarter-final and semi-final stages of the competition.
Where is the Europa League Final 2024?
As is the case with all European club competitions, the final of the Europa League will change country and venue from season to season. The 2023 final was competed by Sevilla and Roma at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary. And in 2024, the Europa League will roll into Dublin, Ireland, with the venue for the final confirmed as the Aviva Stadium.
It’s not the first time that the Europa League Final has taken place at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. The previous time the venue was used for the occasion was in 2011 when Andre Villas-Boas’ FC Porto side narrowly defeated fellow Portuguese outfit SC Braga thanks to a solitary goal from Radamel Falcao on 44 minutes, with the game finishing 1-0.
As always, UEFA have selected an ambassador for the final, and the ambassador for the 2024 final is former Republic of Ireland defender John O’Shea. O’Shea, who played for clubs such as Manchester United and Sunderland, racked up 118 caps for his country, scoring three goals.
The Aviva Stadium has a maximum capacity of 51,711. It is the home ground of the Republic of Ireland football team, as well as the Ireland Rugby Union team, Leinster Rugby and Lansdowne R.F.C.
Favourites to win the Europa League?
The favourites to be crowned champions in 2024, according to Europa League odds, will always start out as the perceived strongest teams in the competition. So, in the case of this year’s tournament, the likes of Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen are right up there. However, as the group stage of the Europa League progresses, and the runners and riders are determined, the odds will change. It’s why teams such as Brighton, Roma and West Ham are considered to have a chance of winning the competition, too.
What makes the Europa League such a difficult tournament to call is that teams will be eliminated from the Champions League and enter the Europa League after the group stage. These teams could include the likes of Manchester United, Feyenoord, Newcastle and Shakhtar Donetsk. Sevilla, the team to have won the most Europa League titles in history, could also enter the competition, and as defending champions, could you really write off the seven-time winners?
Football Betting at BetVictor
Europa League odds aren’t the only football odds available at BetVictor. There are also Champions League betting markets for people to explore, which is European football’s leading club competition. Euro 2024 odds are also already available ahead of the upcoming European international tournament in the summer.
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