Europa League draw: When is it, what channel is it on and what teams are in it?

Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur all confirmed their places in the draw on Thursday night

UEFA Europa League trophy (Getty Images)

When is the Europa League draw?

The draw will take place in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday 26 February at midday.

Where can I watch it?

The draw is scheduled to broadcasted live by Sky Sports News and Eurosport.

For those stuck at their desk in work, you can watch the draw on UEFA.com or follow our live blog here.

Who’s in it?

The clubs to have qualified for the last 16 are as follows (and take a deep breath, there’s quite a few illustrious names in here) …

• Braga (Portugal)
• Valencia (Spain)
• Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
• Lazio (Italy)
• Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
• Athletic Bilbao (Spain)
• Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
• Liverpool (England)
• Manchester United (England)
• Tottenham Hotspur (England)
• Fenerbahce (Turkey)
• Basel (Switzerland)
• Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
• Sevilla (Spain)
• Villarreal (Spain)
• Anderlecht (Belgium)

Is there any seeding?

No. There’s no ‘country protection’ either so any team in the last 16 could be drawn against any other. Two of Liverpool, Manchester United or Tottenham could meet at this stage.

When will the games be played?

The first legs of all last-16 matches will take place on Thursday March 10.

The second legs will follow exactly a week later on Thursday March 17.

What about the later rounds?

Quarter-finals: draw 18 March, matches 7 and 14 April

Semi-finals: draw 15 April, matches 28 April and 5 May

Final: Wednesday 18 May, St. Jakob-Park, Basel