Seeded
Seeded adjective - (of the more skilled contestants) selectively arranged in the draw for position in a tournament so that they meet each other in later rounds.
Unseeded
Unseeded adjective - Not seeded; used of players of lesser skill.
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- But instead of playing all the teams in their group once, there were two seeded teams who played against two unseeded teams.
- Seeded teams are drawn against unseeded teams, with the seeds hosting the second leg.
Source: Useful Notes / Euro Footy
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