Europa League spherical of 16 draw: Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton
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The Champions League is the cherry on high of European soccer however the Europa League is simply as entertaining.
Excitement has solely grown for Europe’s second-best membership competitors after an incredible aggressive group stage and the primary leg off the play-offs being performed earlier this month.
The second legs of the Europa League play-off’s video games had been performed on Thursday, that means Liverpool, Brighton and West Ham followers have a greater thought of who their staff may face within the last-16 of the competitors.
The three English golf equipment in addition to Rangers all secured their place within the spherical of 16 after ending high of their respective teams.
Liverpool have their eyes set on European glory as they give the impression of being to offer supervisor Jurgen Klopp a legendary send-off
Brighton will look to make additional membership historical past by making it to the quarter-final stage of a European competitors for the very first time
West Ham can be hoping they’ll construct on the European glory they skilled final 12 months successful the Conference League
When is the Europa League spherical of 16 draw?
The spherical of 16 draw takes place on Friday, February 23 on the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
What time is the Europa League draw?
The draw will begin at 11am (GMT), 6am (ET), 10pm (ACT).
Where can I watch the draw?
The UEFA Europa League draw can be accessible to observe free on UEFA’s official web site.
The stream will start at 11am (GMT) and you may watch it right here.
How does the draw work, who can Liverpool and Co play?
The draw is as follows…
There are eight seeded groups and eight unseeded groups. The eight seeded groups can be put into one bowl for the draw, whereas there can be a second bowl consisting of the eight unseeded groups (the winners from every play-off spherical sport).
The play-off groups encompass the runners-up of this 12 months’s Europa League and the groups that positioned their of their group on this 12 months’s Champions League.
| Seeded groups | Unseeded groups |
|---|---|
| 1. Atalanta (ITA) | 1. SC Freiburg (GER) |
| 2. Brighton (ENG) | 2. AC Milan (ITA) |
| 3. Leverkusen (GER) | 3. Benfica (POR) |
| 4. Liverpool (ENG) | 4. Braga (POR) |
| 5. Rangers (Scotland) | 5. Sparta Praha (CZE) |
| 6. Slavia Praha (CZE) | 6. Sporting CP (POR) |
| 7. Villarreal (ESP) | 7. Marseille (FRA) |
| 8. West Ham (ENG) | 8. Roma (ITA) |
No seeded staff can be drawn in opposition to one another (i.e. Liverpool cannot play Brighton), similar to no play-off successful staff can be (i.e. Milan cannot play Sporting)
Each spherical of 16 tie will encompass certainly one of this season’s Europa League group winners and one of many play-off winners.
The draw for Liverpool, Brighton and West Ham is basically large open.
The one rule which may of been an issue is now irrelevant to the English golf equipment as they’re all within the seeded class and will not play one another.
Draw guidelines
One of the principle guidelines for the draw pertains to the place the staff is from. No staff from the identical nation is allowed to play one another.
For instance Milan, who held off Rennes to progress can’t be drawn in opposition to Atalanta as a result of they’re each Italian golf equipment.
Due to Europa League guidelines AC Milan and Atalanta cannot be drawn in opposition to one another within the spherical of 16 draw as a result of they each play in Italy
The solely different rule is groups who had been in the identical Europa League group this season cannot play one another once more.
This means for the English golf equipment Liverpool could not have performed Toulouse in the event that they went by means of, Brighton cannot play Marseille and West Ham cannot play Freiburg.
Rangers aren’t capable of play Sparta Praha as they each completed first and second in Group C.
Teams Liverpool can play
- SC Freiburg (GER)
- AC Milan (ITA)
- Qarabag (AZE)
- Sparta Praha (CZE)
- Sporting CP (POR)
- Marseille (FRA)
- Roma (ITA)
- Benfica (POR)
Teams West Ham can play
- AC Milan (ITA)
- Qarabag (AZE)
- Sparta Praha (CZE)
- Sporting CP (POR)
- Marseille (FRA)
- Roma (ITA)
- Benfica (POR)
Teams Brighton can play
- SC Freiburg
- AC Milan (ITA)
- Qarabag (AZE)
- Sparta Praha (CZE)
- Sporting CP (POR)
- Roma (ITA)
- Benfica (POR)
