This shall be a really shut tie. The energy of those ties exhibits how sturdy the competitors is that this yr.
Freiburg v West Ham
All the British groups are out of that hat.
Benfica v Rangers
Not a straightforward one for Rangers both…
Roma v Brighton
That is a large tie for the Seagulls, certainly the followers must be proud of this one.
It will not be straightforward, however what an expertise for the Premier League aspect.
Marseille v Villarreal
This is a tasty one.
The 2021 winners Villarreal will face off in opposition to Marseille, this could possibly be among the finest match ups of the draw, I really feel.
Sparta Praha v Liverpool
A beneficial draw for the Premier League leaders.
Happy with that Liverpool followers?
Draw underway
We are practically there…
I’ll publish the attracts one after the other as they arrive by way of.
Here we go!
John O’Shea: ‘An English group will probably make it to the ultimate’
Former Manchester United defender, John O’Shea, talking on the UEFA Europa League spherical of 16 draw, in Nyon :
Excitement is constructing about it, it is going to be the second time Dublin has hosted a serious European ultimate. Anticipation is constructing.
An English group will probably make it to the ultimate, who? I’m not going to decide to that.
It’s time for the draw
Right, right here we go!
I like a European draw, the anticipation earlier than a number of the greatest heavyweights in European soccer battle it out.
This season’s competitors is ready to be among the finest in current seasons.
Liverpool are the favourites, however there are lots of large sides that shall be difficult them within the knockout phases.
I hope they do not take too lengthy to construct as much as the good things.
I’m itching to see the draw!
Who would you wish to see your group get?
We have lower than 5 minutes till the draw begins.
There is the potential for some mouth-watering ties on this draw, however which of them do you wish to grow to be a actuality?
Liverpool to reunite with an outdated foe in AC Milan? Brighton to return up in opposition to Roma? West Ham in opposition to Benfica?
Personally, I feel Brighton going through up in opposition to AC Milan could be electrical, that’s what I wish to see.
Who may British groups get?
We have spoken concerning the distinction between the seeded and unseeded groups, so let’s take a look at who the British groups may get within the draw.
Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham, and Rangers are all within the seeded pot, so these are the eight prospects they’ve for the spherical of 16:
AC Milan
Benfica
Freiburg
Marseille
Qarabag
Roma
Sparta Prague
Sporting Lisbon
The Europa League is stacked this yr, there are some powerful groups there.
A round-up of final night time’s outcomes
I’ll simply run you thru final night time’s motion, which noticed the play-off rounds conclude.
Aggregate scores in brackets.
Qarabag 2-3 Braga (6-5)
Rennes 3-2 AC Milan (3-5)
Freiburg 3-2 Lens (3-2)
Toulouse 0-0 Benfica (1-2)
Marseille 3-1 Shakhtar (5-3)
Roma 1-1 Feyenoord (2-2 – 4-2 pens)
Prague 4-1 Galatasaray (6-4)
Sporting 1-1 Young Boys (4-2)
The stage is ready
Everything is in place on the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, forward of the draw.
I’m eager to see what random ex-pros shall be participating. I’m undecided anybody will be capable to high Joe Cole’s efforts from earlier this season.
How does it work?
Feels like we’re doing slightly Q&A right here, nevertheless it’s essential to get the data down!
There are eight seeded groups and eight unseeded groups. The seeded are the group winners – England’s trio included – and so they’ll face the winners from the play-off rounds.
Seeded groups: Atalanta, Brighton, Leverkusen, Liverpool, Rangers, Slavia Prague, Villarreal, West Ham.
Teams from the identical nation can’t face one another but.
Who’s left within the competitors?
Son we’ve the three English sides left, all fairly fancied for fulfillment, however who else is in there?
The greatest title is Bayer Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso, who’ve had a storming season and high the Bundesliga by 5 factors, nonetheless undefeated.
AC Milan have dropped down from the Champions League too and progressed after beating Rennes, with the likes of Sporting, Atalanta, Benfica, Roma and Marseille all additionally nonetheless about.
Villarreal, Rangers, Freiburg, Qarabag, Sparta Prague and Slavia Prague make up the remaining 16.
Hello!
Good morning every person and welcome to Mail Sport’s dwell weblog for this morning’s Europa League spherical of 16 draw.
English curiosity returns with Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton returning to the competitors after skipping the spherical of 32, and we’ll discover out who they are going to be going through right now.