Roberto De Zerbi’s claim was clear when his Brighton side beat Southampton 3-1 on Sunday to seal a Europa League place.
The Italian, who replaced Graham Potter as manager last September, has helped the Seagulls to Europe for the first time in their history, but the former Sassuolo boss believes his flamboyant outfit are no longer up to the challenge in Europe. ready to give.
“We will play to win, to show our quality and our style in every competition and we cannot lose our DNA. If we play against big teams in Europe, we will not forget our style,” confident Brighton manager said further. Next season’s Continental Venture.
While a Europa League berth is not mathematically confirmed, Brighton are three points clear of seventh-placed Aston Villa, who have just one game left. The Seagulls’ vastly improved goal difference means their place in the UEL next season is guaranteed.
The 2023/24 Europa League begins with the qualifying and play-off rounds which begin on 10 August and end on 31 August.
Brighton, however, qualified automatically for the group stage which gets underway on 21 September. The Seagulls will know who their opponents are when the group stage draw takes place on 1 September
While the 2022/23 season is very close to conclusion, only a few teams have been confirmed as participants in next season’s Europa League.
sporting clamshell, Whoever beats Arsenal in this season’s competition will finish fourth in the Primeira Liga and thus qualify, while the French Cup winners Toulouse Will also attend.
They are the only two confirmed group-stage teams, along with the winners of the Europa Conference League final between Fiorentina and West Ham, to also automatically qualify for the group stages of next season’s competition.
With so few teams having secured a place in the 2023/24 Europa League, we can only guess who Brighton could face during their first European venture.
Villarreal And real betis La Liga is likely to qualify, while several of Serie A’s biggest clubs could find themselves in competition, including Champions League finalists. Inter, Milan, Atalanta And Roma, fiorentina There are few chances to get into the competition as they are also in the Coppa Italia final.
Eintracht Frankfurt They will qualify if they beat RB Leipzig in the DFB-Pokal final along with SC Freiburg and union berlin The last day in the Bundesliga fighting for the last place in the Champions League.
in france, Lille, Rennes And Monaco are dueling for fourth place which will guarantee a place in next season’s Europa League. Toulouse have already qualified.
The final of the 2024 Europa League is scheduled for May 22 with the hosts at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.