Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton have all watched on carefully because the Europa League playoff draw has been accomplished on Monday.
The three English sides weren’t a part of the attract Switzerland as all of them topped their teams – incomes them passage to the Last 16. Monday’s draw noticed the eight groups who completed second within the group stage, and the eight groups who completed third within the Champions League group stage.
And the winners of every of these clashes will make their means into the following spherical, the place the English sides will probably be ready. Scottish facet Rangers can even have an interest viewers, as in addition they topped their group.
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The play-off system was launched forward of the 21/22 season. Before, groups who completed high of their Europa League group would enter the Last 32 of the competitors together with the runners-up and people dropping into the match from the Champions League.
However, the system was modified so as to add an additional reward to these sides who topped the group.
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AC Milan, who completed third on the expense of Newcastle in an thrilling finish to their Champions League group, had been one of many large groups to drop right down to the Europa League – and so they’ll face Stade Rennais. Lens, Benfica, Braga, Feyenoord, Galatasaray, Shakhtar and Young Boys additionally dropped down.
Qarabag, from Azerbaijan, are one of many European minnows who’ve made it by way of to the knockouts, and so they’ll face Braga. The Azerbaijani facet are from a disputed area, with Armenia additionally claiming the land, and so they have not performed at house for the reason that Nineteen Nineties.
Jose Mourinho’s Roma can even be feeling assured they may go far within the competitors, regardless of ending runners as much as Slavia Prague. The Italian facet had been drawn towards Feyenoord.
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Aston Villa additionally discovered themselves in the identical boat for the Europa Conference League play-off draw – after in addition they topped of their group.
Alongside the Europa League and Europa Conference League, the Champions League Last 16 was additionally drawn – with Manchester City going through Copenhagen and Arsenal drawn towards Porto.
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Europa League playoff attract full:
Feyenoord vs AS Roma
AC Milan vs Stade Rennais
RC Lens vs Freiburg
Young Boys vs Sporting Lisbon
Benfica vs Toulouse
Braga vs Qarabag
Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Marseille