First, the sampling gear classification is different:
The 12 team ranked first in the European league group and the four teams ranked third in the Champions League group stage with relatively good records belong to the first file, while the 12 team ranked second in the group stage and the remaining four teams in the Champions League form the second file team.
Second, the difficulty of promotion in the knockout stage is different:
In the Europa League knockout stage, the team ranked first in the group stage is facing the team with poor performance in this year's Champions League and Europa League, while the team ranked second in the group needs to challenge the opponent with better performance.
Third, the order of home and away games in the knockout stage is different:
The second leg of the 12 team in the first group of the Europa League will be played at home, while the home game of the second group will be played in the first leg.
Extended data:
Ranking rules of Europa League group stage
First of all, the top two teams in each group of the European League will participate in the knockout round of the top 32 in spring together with the third team in the eighth group of the Champions League.
2. If two or more teams score the same, the following rules will be adopted for promotion:
1, ranking of the winning-losing relationship with each other;
2. The goal difference ranking of the two teams;
3. Teams with many different scores;
4. Teams with more goal difference in the group stage;
5. Teams with more goals in the group stage;
6. According to the performance of the first five seasons, the team with higher team coefficient score is promoted.
Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-UEFA European League