Europa Conference League draw LIVE: Aston Villa to face Ajax after learning last 16 fate
Unai Emery’s team hope to emulate West Ham and lift the trophy after making it through to the knockout rounds
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Your support makes all the difference.The Europa Conference League last 16 draw took place this afternoon with Unai Emery’s Aston Villa flying the flag as the lone British team in the competition.
Villa who qualified as one of the group winners alongside the likes of Club Brugge and Fiorentina where pulled out of the pot against Dutch side Ajax.
It is one of the more juicier ties for the next stage of the competition with Union Saint-Gilloise vs PAOK another potential eye opener.
Emery, who has plenty of success in European competition under his belt, will know that Villa have drawn one of the more dangerous teams but, combined with their impressive form in the Premier League this season, he will be confident about reaching the quarter-finals.
Relive the last 16 draw and reaction as Aston Villa seek to continue their European journey:
Liverpool draw Sparta Prague as Brighton and Aston Villa land glamour European ties
Premier League leaders Liverpool will face Sparta Prague in the last 16 of the Europa League, while Brighton face another glamour tie against Roma.
The Reds will travel to the Czech capital for the first leg on March 7, before a return at Anfield a week later in a competition Liverpool have won three times in the past.
Brighton’s maiden European campaign takes them to the Italian capital after they topped Group B containing Marseille, Ajax and AEK Athens.
Europa Conference League holders West Ham face German team Freiburg, while Rangers are up against two-time European champions Benfica from Portugal.
Liverpool draw Sparta Prague as Brighton and Aston Villa land glamour European ties
Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham, Rangers and Aston Villa will all face last-16 ties in the Europa League and Europa Conference League
Europa Conference League draw LIVE
The last 16 fixtures will take place over consecutive weeks with the first legs being played on March 7th and the second legs following on March 14th.
Unai Emery, a serial Europa League winner with Sevilla, has his work cut out for him at Aston Villa as they’ve drawn Dutch side Ajax. That’s one of the more difficult tests to get through.
Europa Conference League draw in full
Servette FC vs Viktoria Plzen
Ajax vs Aston Villa
Molde vs Club Brugge
Union Saint-Gilloise vs PAOK
Sturm Graz vs Lille
Maccabi Haifa vs Fiorentina
Olympiacos vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Europa Conference League draw LIVE
Finally, Olympiacos will be taking on Maccabi Tel-Aviv!
Europa Conference League draw LIVE
When Maccabi Haifa are drawn out of the pot they are automatically drawn against Fiorentina.
Europa Conference League draw LIVE
Three more ties to make in this draw, next out of the pot is Austria’s Sturm Graz...
... they are playing Lille!
Europa Conference League draw LIVE
Dinamo Zagreb can face any of the remaining teams...
... and are drawn against PAOK!
Europa Conference League draw LIVE
The last fixture in the first half of the draw sees Union Saint-Gilloise...
... taking on Fenerbache!
Europa Conference League draw LIVE
Molde are the third team to be drawn out...
... and will take on Club Brugge!
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