Ex West Ham star Joe Cole is doing today’s Europa League quarter and semi-final draw here’s everything you need to know.
No West Ham fans it was not a dream, we are waking up this morning as Europa League quarter-finalists after an epic 2-1 aggregate win over Spanish side Sevilla.
It was West Ham’s biggest match yet at the London Stadium. And David Moyes’s side delivered yet again.
The Hammers stepped up to the plate when it mattered most with goals from Tomas Soucek and Andriy Yarmolenko ensuring West Ham are in the hat for the draw.
And it will be ex West Ham star Joe Cole who will pull his old club’s ball out of the pot in today’s Europa League draw.
Cole was once again leading BT Sport’s live coverage off West Ham’s latest unforgettable Europa League night.
Ex West Ham star Joe Cole set to do today’s Europa League quarter and semi-final draw here’s everything you need to know
On the show Cole and presenter Jules Breach revealed the Hammers academy graduate is doing the Europa League draw at 12.15pm on Friday (March 18th).
Carlton Cole asked his old teammate to do West Ham a favour with the draw.
It will be a double draw where the quarter-finals and semi-finals are arranged.
So West Ham will know by lunchtime not only who they will face in the quarter-final but also the which two teams they could face in the semi-finals too.
Here’s everything West Ham fans need to know about the UEFA Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draw:
The draw will be held at around 12.15pm. It will be broadcast on BT Sport and live streamed on the UEFA website.
Who’s in the hat with West Ham?
Italian side Atalanta, who West Ham beat 2-0 in pre-season.
Germans RB Leipzig – who were handed a by after Russian side Spartak Moscow’s expulsion – and Eintracht Frankfurt.
New favourites Barcelona, Lyon, Braga and Scottish giants Rangers.
“The 2021/22 UEFA Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draws take place on Friday 18 March at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. The live stream will appear here,” UEFA has announced on its Europa League website.
“There will be a free draw for the quarter-finals, with ties numbered 1–4 for the semi-final draw that follows. A draw will also be made to determine the ‘home’ side in the final for administrative reasons.
“There are no seedings or country protection. Any restrictions will be announced ahead of the draw.”
The dates for the quarter-final and semi-final ties have already been set as below:
Quarter-final first legs: 7 April
Quarter-final second legs: 14 April
Semi-final first legs: 28 April
Semi-final second legs: 5 May
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