Europa League draw LIVE: AC Milan and Roma discover fates for play-off round

The Champions League third-place finishers take on the Europa League group stage runners-up in a play-off clash to see which teams will reach the last 16

Klopp on young Liverpool's 2-1 Europa League defeat at Union

The draw for the Europa League play-off round takes place today as the teams who finished second in their groups will take on the clubs dropping down from the Champions League for a spot in the last-16.

There are eight play-offs and the Champions League clubs falling down into the Europa League play-offs include big names like Galatasaray, Benfica and Feyenoord. They will be pitched up against the likes of Sporting, Marseille and Roma.

The Europa League play-off draw decides which club plays which, and the eight winners of those matches will progress to the last-16 draw, where they will join the eight Europa League group winners in the latter knockout stages.

Follow all the updates from the draw below and get the latest betting offers right here:

Europa League draw live

• The Europa League play-off round draw is taking place at Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland
• The matches are played between Europa League group runners-up and the teams falling down from the Champions League
• Roma will take on Feyenoord
• AC Milan face French side Rennes

[18 December 2023 12:12 · Mike Jones]

Europa League play-off round draw

The first team out of the pot is Feyenoord...

... they are playing Roma!

[18 December 2023 12:10 · Mike Jones]

Europa League play-off round draw

The former Champions League clubs will be drawn out of the pots first with the Europa League clubs playing their home legs second.

Again, clubs from the same domestic leagues cannot play each other.

[18 December 2023 12:08 · Mike Jones]

Europa League play-off round draw

Two-time Europa League winner, Julien Escude, is the man who will be drawing the teams out of the pots. The Frenchman won the competition twice with Sevilla in consecutive seasons.

[18 December 2023 12:06 · Mike Jones]

Europa League play-off round draw

Here’s a reminder of the teams in the draw:

Seeded teams Freiburg (GER) Marseille (FRA) Qarabağ (AZE) Rennes (FRA) Roma (ITA) Sparta Praha (CZE) Sporting CP (POR) Toulouse (FRA)

Unseeded teams Benfica (POR) Braga (POR) Feyenoord (NED) Galatasaray (TUR) Lens (FRA) Milan (ITA) Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) Young Boys (SUI)

[18 December 2023 12:02 · Mike Jones]

Europa League play-off round draw

Now it’s time for the Europa League play-off round draw. We’re back in Nyon for this one and are awaiting the arrival of Giorgio Marchetti again.

The 16 teams in this draw are being introduced before the Uefa Deputy Secretary General comes onto the stage.

[18 December 2023 11:56 · Mike Jones]

Manchester United’s financial blow revealed after early exit from Europe

Manchester United could face a £40m hit to their income this season because they will play far fewer matches at Old Trafford after their early exits from Europe and the Carabao Cup.

United played a club record 33 home games in all competitions last season, bringing in their biggest ever matchday revenue of £136.4m – an average of more than £4m per match.

But this season United could play as few as 23 times at Old Trafford, depending on whether Erik ten Hag’s team, who are away at Wigan in the third round, get any home FA Cup ties, and will have a maximum of 26 matches at their own ground.

[18 December 2023 11:52 · Mike Jones]

When will the Europa League last-16 play-off ties be played?

The fixtures will take place across two legs on 15 and 22 February 2024. The draw for the round-of-16 knockout stage will take place the day after the play-off second legs, on 23 February.

[18 December 2023 11:48 · Mike Jones]

Which clubs will be in the play-off draw?

The following teams finished second in their Europa League group:

Freiburg

Marseille

Sparta Prague

Sporting

Toulouse

Rennes

Roma

Qarabag FK

[18 December 2023 11:45 · Mike Jones]

Which clubs will be in the play-off draw?

The following teams finished third in their Champions League group:

Galatasaray

Lens

Braga

Benfica

Feyenoord

Milan

Young Boys

Shakhtar Donetsk

[18 December 2023 11:41 · Mike Jones]

When is the Europa League play-off draw?

The draw will take place on Monday 18 December in Nyon, Switzerland, with the start time set for noon, GMT.

The Europa League play-off draw will be streamed live on Uefa’s YouTube channel.