{"id":779793,"date":"2020-07-31T15:30:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T13:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/uefa-champions-league-europa-league-and-nba-are-back"},"modified":"2025-04-28T23:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:10:07","slug":"uefa-champions-league-europa-league-and-nba-are-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/uefa-champions-league-europe-league-and-nba-returns","title":{"rendered":"UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and NBA are back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-762663\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-cempionu-lyga.jpg\" alt=\"UEFA Champions League returns Lisbon stadium\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-cempionu-lyga.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-cempionu-lyga-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-cempionu-lyga-768px-432px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-cempionu-lyga-320px-180px.jpg 320w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-cempionu-lyga-120px-68px.jpg 120w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-cempionu-lyga-336px-188px.jpg 336w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-cempionu-lyga-213px-120px.jpg 213w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-cempionu-lyga-700px-394px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents en<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/uefa-champions-league-europe-league-and-nba-returns\/#UEFA_Champions_League\" >UEFA Champions League<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/uefa-champions-league-europe-league-and-nba-returns\/#UEFA_Europa_League\" >UEFA Europa League<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/uefa-champions-league-europe-league-and-nba-returns\/#NBA_%E2%80%93_The_big_basketball_is_back\" >NBA &#8211; The big basketball is back!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UEFA_Champions_League\"><\/span>UEFA Champions League<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most prestigious football tournament in the world <strong>returns on August 7th.<\/strong> Over the course of a few weeks, <strong>in the capital of Portugal, Lisbon<\/strong>, many intriguing matches will be played.<\/p>\n<p>The football marathon will start with <strong>the second leg of the Round of 16:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>08.07 22:00 &#8211; Juventus vs. Lyon &#8211; the first match was won 0-1 by Lyon;<\/li>\n<li>08.07 22:00 &#8211; Manchester City vs. Real Madrid &#8211; the first match was won 2-1 by Man City;<\/li>\n<li>08.08 22:00 &#8211; Barcelona vs. Napoli &#8211; the first match ended in a 1-1 draw;<\/li>\n<li>08.08 22:00 &#8211; Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea &#8211; the first match was won 3-0 by Munich.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>four teams have already secured their place in the quarterfinals<\/strong> before the coronavirus pandemic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>08.12 22:00 &#8211; a match between Atalanta and Paris SG awaits;<\/li>\n<li>08.13 22:00 &#8211; a match between RB Leipzig and Atl. Madrid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is worth mentioning that <strong>all stages of the tournament, starting from the quarterfinals, will consist of a single match.<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/uefachampionsleague\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UEFA Champions League<\/a> semifinals are scheduled for August 18 and 19, while the <strong>final will take place on August 23.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"UEFA_Europa_League\"><\/span>UEFA Europa League<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A few days earlier, on <strong>August 5th, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/uefaeuropaleague\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UEFA Europa League<\/a> will resume.<\/strong> Football fans can look forward to the <strong>second leg of the Round of 16:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>08.05 19:55 &#8211; FC Copenhagen vs. Basaksehir &#8211; the first match was won 0-1 by Basaksehir;<\/li>\n<li>08.05 19:55 &#8211; Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Wolfsburg &#8211; the first match was won 2-1 by Shakhtar;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-762664\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-europa-lyga.jpg\" alt=\"UEFA Europa League trophy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-europa-lyga.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-europa-lyga-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-europa-lyga-768px-432px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-europa-lyga-320px-180px.jpg 320w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-europa-lyga-120px-68px.jpg 120w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-europa-lyga-336px-188px.jpg 336w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-europa-lyga-213px-120px.jpg 213w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/uefa-europa-lyga-700px-394px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>08.05 22:00 &#8211; Inter vs. Getafe &#8211; this match will decide everything;<\/li>\n<li>08.05 22:00 &#8211; Manchester Utd vs. LASK &#8211; the first match was won 5-0 by Man Utd;<\/li>\n<li>08.06 19.55 &#8211; Bayer Leverkusen vs. Rangers &#8211; the first match was won 3-1 by Leverkusen;<\/li>\n<li>08.06 19.55 &#8211; Sevilla vs. AS Roma &#8211; this match will decide everything;<\/li>\n<li>08.06 22:00 &#8211; Basel vs. Eintracht Frankfurt &#8211; the first match was won 3-0 by Basel;<\/li>\n<li>08.06 22:00 &#8211; Wolves vs. Olympiacos &#8211; the first match ended in a 1-1 draw.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All stages, starting from the quarterfinals, <strong>will consist of a single match.<\/strong> The quarterfinals are planned to be played on August 10, the semifinals will take place on August 16, while the <strong>final will be on August 21.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NBA_%E2%80%93_The_big_basketball_is_back\"><\/span>NBA &#8211; The big basketball is back!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The long-awaited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA<\/a> season finally <strong>resumed on July 30th.<\/strong> 22 teams moved into the &#8220;Orlando bubble,&#8221; where all remaining games will be played.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-762662\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-seeding-games.jpg\" alt=\"NBA playoffs qualification NBA season qualification to playoffs\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-seeding-games.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-seeding-games-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-seeding-games-768px-432px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-seeding-games-320px-180px.jpg 320w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-seeding-games-120px-68px.jpg 120w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-seeding-games-336px-188px.jpg 336w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-seeding-games-213px-120px.jpg 213w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-seeding-games-700px-394px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The so-called <strong>&#8220;seeding games&#8221; will be played until August 14.<\/strong> Meanwhile, August 15-16 are reserved for &#8220;play-in&#8221; games, if needed. In the picture below, you can see how teams will qualify for this year's Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-762661\" src=\"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-play-in-games.jpg\" alt=\"NBA play-in tournament\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-play-in-games.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-play-in-games-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-play-in-games-768px-432px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-play-in-games-320px-180px.jpg 320w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-play-in-games-120px-68px.jpg 120w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-play-in-games-336px-188px.jpg 336w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-play-in-games-213px-120px.jpg 213w, https:\/\/staging.pokeriomokykla.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/07\/nba-play-in-games-700px-394px.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The NBA Playoffs will be held in the usual format<\/strong> (best of 7) and will start on August 17. 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