Portuguese duel in the Elite Round

The UEFA Futsal Champions League draw took place this Thursday and there will be a Portuguese duel in the Elite Round.

After qualifying and checking the pots, there was a possibility that Sporting CP and SC Braga would be placed in the same group, depending on the draw. This has indeed happened and the Portuguese representatives will be placed in Group C, along with Anderlecht (Belgium) and SK Plzen (Czechia).

Another fact to note is that the matches in Group C will be played at the João Rocha Pavilion, as the Lions had submitted their bid to host the Elite Round. This phase of the UEFA Futsal Champions League will be played from November 26 to December 1 and there will be a Portuguese duel in the Elite Round, the phase that will find the four finalists for the month of May.

Here are the four groups in the Elite Round:

• Group A: Jimbee Cartagena (Spain), United Galati (Romania), Catania (Italy) and Riga FC (Latvia)

• Group B: Kairat (Kazakhstan), Etoile Lavalloise (France), Futsal Dinamo (Croatia) and MNK Olmissum (Croatia)

• Group C: SC Braga (Portugal), Sporting CP (Portugal), Anderlecht (Belgium) and SK Plzen (Czechia)

• Group D: Palma Futsal (Spain), Record Bielsko-Biala (Poland), Semey (Kazakhstan) and Lucenec (Slovakia).

Photo: Sporting / João Pedro Morais

Translated with DeepL.com