Europa League draw LIVE: West Ham, Rangers and Barcelona learn quarter-final fate

Follow as West Ham draw Lyon, Rangers take on Braga and Barcelona will play Frankfurt

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West Ham have made it to the quarter-final stage of the Europa League after knocking out six-time champions Sevilla in a pulsating second leg clash at the London Stadium on Thursday night.

The reward for the Hammers is a last-eight clash against French side Lyon, while Rangers face Braga, Barcelona drew Frankfurt and RB Leipzig will square off against Atalanta in the other fixtures.

Rangers reached the quarter-final stage of a European competition for the first time in 14 years despite a narrow 2-1 defeat at Red Star on Thursday night - Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men doing the damage in the first leg with a 3-0 victory at Ibrox to win 4-2 on aggregate.

After being held to a goalless draw at Camp Nou, Barcelona came from behind to defeat Turkish side Galatasaray. The decisive goal came early in the second half as Frenkie de Jong headed across goal to leave Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with an easy finish to secure the win for the Spanish giants.

RB Leipzig progressed automatically after their opponents, Russian club Spartak Moscow, were suspended from the competition due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The draw in Nyon, Switzerland, takes place at 12:30pm GMT, you can follow live build-up and the latest updates from both the quarter-final and semi-final draw below, following the conclusion of the Champions League draw:

Europa League draw

• Draw took place at in Nyon, Switzerland
• All quarter-final and semi-final fixtures were drawn
• West Ham vs Lyon
• Braga vs Rangers
• Frankfurt vs Barcelona
• RB Leipzig vs Atalanta

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Europa League draw

The final for this year’s Europa League takes place on Wednesday 18th May at Sevilla’s Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium but which teams will make it there?

Like the Champions League draw before it, the draw for the Europa League will show the remaining competitors their routes to the final as both the quarter-finals and semi-finals will be drawn out.

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When do Europa League quarter-final and semi-final ties take place?

Quarter-finals:

7th April/14th April

Semi-finals:

28th April/5th May

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Rangers earn Europa League progress after Ryan Kent staggers Red Star comeback

Ryan Kent’s goal punctured Red Star Belgrade’s comeback hopes as Rangers reached the Europa League quarter-finals despite a 2-1 defeat in Serbia.

Red Star made inroads on Rangers‘ three-goal first-leg lead when Mirko Ivanic netted in the 10th minute and Allan McGregor made several excellent stops for the visitors.

However, Kent broke brilliantly to level the score on the night in the 56th minute in what proved the key moment of the second leg.

Rangers looked to be seeing the game out comfortably when Ben Nabouhane netted a stoppage-time penalty but it was too little, too late for the hosts as Gers won 4-2 on aggregate.

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst, whose side could face the likes of Barcelona, Braga and Atalanta in the last eight, went with the same starting line-up that won 3-0 at Ibrox seven days earlier, suggesting he saw scope for more goals.

[18 March 2022 11:45 · Michael Jones]

Andriy Yarmolenko hits extra-time winner as superb West Ham progress to Europa League quarter-finals

Whether this was to be the end of West Ham’s European dream or one of the most celebrated nights in their recent history, the Hammers were always going to come out swinging.

And when you come at the kings, you best not miss, or you will go down swinging.

Sevilla are indisputably Europa League royalty, their six crowns putting them three ahead of the closest pretenders to the throne, and this year’s final is even set to be staged in their castle: the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan. It was in that stadium that Sevilla secured a 1-0 win in the first leg of this last-16 tie against West Ham, debutants in the competition this season who did plenty of missing in Spain and were punished by Munir for their wastefulness.

And so David Moyes’s players were tasked with learning on the job against these most experienced of foes, needing to execute an efficiency that was lacking seven days prior.

It was also a new experience for West Ham’s fans, who embraced the occasion by creating an atmosphere unique from any other at the London Stadium since the club’s move here in 2016. In fact, the feeling inside the ground was unlike any at a West Ham game in not-so-recent memory. Whether or not the Premier League team were to progress, they were certain to be protagonists in one of the most monumental nights the club had seen in decades.

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Europa League draw

That’s not all for today as the draw for the Europa League quarter-finals and semi-finals is coming up soon. West Ham and Rangers hold the British interests but Barcelona are the favourites to lift the trophy.

This draw is expected to take place at around 12:30pm.

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Liverpool draw Benfica in Champions League quarter-finals

Liverpool will face Benfica in the Champions League quarter-finals following the draw conducted by Uefa in Nyon, and have avoided both Chelsea and Manchester City in the semi-final draw.

The Reds will travel to Lisbon for the first leg before hosting the Portguese side at Anfield one week later. If Jurgen Klopp’s side progress, they will face either Bayern Munich or Villarreal in the semi-finals.

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Man City draw Atletico Madrid in Champions League quarter-finals

Manchester City will face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals following the draw conducted by Uefa in Nyon, with Pep Guardiola facing old rival Diego Simeone for a place in the semi-finals.

The winner of the tie will play either Chelsea or Real Madrid in the last four, with Liverpool facing Benfica and Villarreal meeting Bayern Munich in the other side of the draw.

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Chelsea draw Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-finals

Chelsea will face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals following the draw conducted by Uefa in Nyon, in a repeat of last season’s semi-final.

The Blues will host the LaLiga leaders in the first leg at Stamford Bridge, in a match that will likely be played behind closed doors after owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the European Union.

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Champions League draw

Bayern Munich and Liverpool will be the happiest teams with that draw. They’re up against the two underdog teams in Villarreal and Benfica.

They also have home second legs so if Liverpool get into trouble in Lisbon they’ll be backed by the fans at Anfield when they need to get a positive result.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid is the tie of the round. That one sees the reigning European champions face the 13x Champions League winners.

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Champions League draw

So, what happens next? Here’s a final reminder of the Champions League quarter-final draw.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid

Man City vs Atletico Madrid

Villarreal vs Bayern Munich

Benfica vs Liverpool

The first leg games take place on 5th/6th April with the second legs a week later on 12th/13th April.