On the 16th today, the Swiss city of Nyon drew the draw for the 1/16 finals of the UEFA Conference League for the 2025/26 season.

Behind these bags, bets were made for the first round of the play-offs, which will help them reach the 1/8 finals, where all the top teams of the final stage of the tournament will compete. Among them is Donetsk Shakhtar, the top seed in the main round and directly through to the 1/8 finals.

In this way, Ardi Turan’s team won the lute bow competitions and discovered potential superniks in the attacking phase. In the 1/8 finals, Shakhtar will play the winner of one of these confrontations:

KuPS (Finland) — Lech (Poland)
Shkendija (Pivnichna Macedonia) – Samsunspor (Tureccia)

The first matches of the 1/16 finals of the Conference League are on February 19 and the sub-matches are on February 26. The draw for the 1/8 finals, with Shakhtar’s opponent remaining in the bag, is scheduled for February 27.

The matches of the 1/8 finals of the tournament will take place on February 12 and 19. The Conference League final for the 2025/26 season is scheduled for May 27, 2026 and will take place in Leipzig.