Europa League draw LIVE: Man Utd draw Barcelona in knockout round play-off
Juventus will take on Nantes, having failed to make it out of the Champions League groups
Manchester United will face Barcelona in a blockbuster Europa League knockout round play-off tie.
Erik ten Hag’s side finished second in their group, narrowly missing out on top spot to Real Sociedad despite a 1-0 win in Spain on the final matchday, and promptly drew the Catalan giants in what promises to be a mouth-watering tie for a place in the last 16.
Another big-name side to drop down from the Champions League, Juventus, drew French side Nantes, while Bayer Leverkusen take on Monaco in another intriguing tie and Jose Mourinho’s Roma face FC Salzburg.
The Europa League play-offs will be held over two legs, with matches played on 16 and 23 February. United will play the second leg against Barca at home at Old Trafford.
Follow all the updates from the Europa League play-off draw:
Fixtures and schedule confirmed for Champions League ties
The schedule for each last-16 fixture in the Champions League has now been confirmed. Good pairing of a ‘marquee’ game with a match featuring a less-heralded team on each evening.
First legs
Tuesday February 14: AC Milan vs Tottenham
Tuesday February 14: PSG vs Bayern Munich
Wednesday February 15: Club Brugge vs Benfica
Wednesday February 15: Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea
Tuesday February 21: Liverpool vs Real Madrid
Tuesday February 21: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli
Wednesday February 22: RB Leipzig vs Manchester City
Wednesday February 22: Inter Milan vs Porto
Second legs
Tuesday March 7: Benfica vs Club Brugge
Tuesday March 7: Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund
Wednesday March 8: Tottenham vs AC Milan
Wednesday March 8: Bayern Munich vs PSG
Tuesday March 14: Manchester City vs RB Leipzig
Tuesday March 14: Porto vs Inter Milan
Wednesday March 15: Real Madrid vs Liverpool
Wednesday March 15: Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Europa Conference League play-off draw in full
Qarabag vs Gent
Trabzonspor vs Basel
Lazio vs CFR Cluj
Bodo/Glimt vs Lech Poznan
Braga vs Fiorentina
AEK Larnaca vs Dnipro-1
Sheriff Tiraspol vs FK Partizan
Ludogorets vs Anderlecht
Europa Conference League play-off draw
And finally, Ludogorets are going to face Anderlecht.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
Sheriff Tiraspol will play FK Partizan.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
AEK Larnaca are drawn against Dnipro-1. Two more pairings to go.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
Braga will host Fiorentina for the first leg of their clash.
Another decent fixture here. Probably the most intriguing tie of the round so far.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
Norway’s Bodo/Glimt will take on Lech Poznan.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
Lazio will take on CFR Cluj.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
Next out are Trabzonspor who are drawn to face Basel. That’s a decent tie.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
Qarabag come out of the pot first and they’ll face Gent from Belgium.
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