Europa League draw LIVE: Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers learn last-16 opponents
The three British sides have learned their last-16 opponents, as well as who they may face in the quarter-finals and semi-finals
The Europa League knockout stage draw has taken place with Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers learning their last-16 opponents.
The three British representatives are among the strongest sides left in an intriguing competition that feels wide open given the Premier League’s pair respective travails.
Manchester United take on Real Sociedad with both clubs struggling domestically this season, while Tottenham face Dutch opposition in the form of AZ Alkmaar.
Rangers, meanwhile, face a long trip to Turkey and a meeting with Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce.
The Europa Conference League draw, which includes Chelsea, follows the second-tier proceedings.
Follow all the latest updates from Nyon below:
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Conference League draw
Time to get underway. Eight balls to be plucked to tee up our last-16 ties.
Conference League draw
To do the drawing, here’s 102-cap Poland international Michal Zewlakow.
Conference League
For the third time today, Uefa deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti takes us into the proceedings, the reception not quite as rousing for the executive with the draw hall rather more sparsely populated.
Conference League draw
This year’s Conference League final will be held in Wroclaw, Poland on 28 May.
On to the Conference League draw...
Right, one more draw to come on this busy Friday of Uefa processing. The Conference League is up next in Nyon - here’s what the last 16 will look like:
- Real Betis to play Chelsea or Vitoria
- Jagiellonia Bialystok to play Legia Warsaw or Cercle Brugge
- Celje to play Djurgardens or Lugano
- Panathinaikos to play Fiorentina or Rapid Wien
- Borac Banja Luka to play Fiorentina or Rapid Wien
- Pagos to play Djurgardens or Lugano
- Molde to play Legia Warsaw or Cercle Brugge
- FC Copenhagen to play Chelsea or Vitoria
Tottenham’s route to Europa League final revealed
Tottenham will face AZ Alkmaar in the last-16 of the Europa League as their route to the final emerged after Friday’s draw.
Spurs finished an impressive fourth after the new and extended group phase of the competition, meaning they were seeded for the draw in Nyon.
Despite their poor form domestically, Ange Postecoglou’s team finished the group phase strongly with victories over Hoffenheim and Elfsborg.
Tottenham’s last involvement in the competition, in 2020-21, saw them reach the last-16 where they were knocked out by Dinamo Zagreb.
Let’s see how Tottenham could make the final in Bilbao on 21 May.
Tottenham’s route to Europa League final revealed
Manchester United’s route to Europa League final revealed
Manchester United will hope to brush aside their domestic woes and have a deep run in the Europa League after finding out their fate in the competition following the knockout draw in Switzerland.
United did not win any of their first three Europa League games under Erik ten Hag, before interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ruben Amorim steadied the ship.
However, the Red Devils still left it late to defeat Viktoria Plzen and Rangers, before a final victory over FCSB secured their place in the top eight.
Their position in the bottom half of the Premier League table means victory in the Europa League is their best chance of returning to the Champions League next season and, with no teams dropping into the competition from the Champions League, they will fancy their chances of going all the way.
Here’s everything you need to know about Manchester United’s potential route to the final:
Man Utd’s route to Europa League final revealed
Europa League quarter finals
So those eight ties will leave a quarter final line-up that looks like this (second leg host listed second):
Bodo Glimt/Olympiacos vs Viktoria Plzen/Lazio
AZ Alkmaar/Tottenham vs Ajax/Eintracht Frankfurt
Fenerbahce/Rangers vs Roma/Athletic Bilbao
FCSB/Lyon vs Real Sociedad/Manchester United
Europa League draw - Round of 16 ties
Roma vs Athletic Bilbao
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