Europa League draw LIVE: Rangers, Barcelona and Dortmund among teams in playoffs
Follow all the latest updates from the Europa League draw featuring Barcelona, Napoli, Dortmund, and Sevilla
Barcelona against Napoli is the stand out tie in the Europa League play-offs, with Rangers taking on Borussia Dortmund.
Barcelona find themselves trying to keep alive their hopes of European football after finishing third in their Champions League group behind Bayern Munich and Benfica. It is the first time since 2003-04, when Barcelona were in the UEFA Cup, that the Catalan club will not be in the knockout stages of the Champions League, a competition they have won five times. Napoli, winners of the competition in 1989, progressed from a Europa League group which included Leicester, who they beat 3-2 in the final group game in Naples.
Sevilla, who have won the competition a record six times, will have added incentive to add to that tally with this season’s final taking place at their Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. Real Betis also see the final hosted in their home city and will play 2008 winners Zenit St Petersburg. The competition’s most successful club Sevilla were paired with Dinamo Zagreb.
Follow all the latest from the Europa League draw below.
Champions League and Europa League draws
Real Madrid are said to be asking that if a re-draw does take place that it begin after they were drawn against Benfica. The mistake came after that.
Champions League and Europa League draws
So we’ve got Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester United in the Champions League and Barcelona vs Napoli in the Europa League.
Having said that, there are still murmurs that the Champions League draw may be done again due to the mistake involving Atletico Madrid and Manchester United.
Will keep you updated if an official statement is released by UEFA.
Europa League draw
WHAT a tie this is. Barcelona face Italian side Napoli for a place in the last 16 of the Europa League. Yes you read that right!
Europa League draw
A European draw without a hitch! The Europa League showing the Champions League how it’s done...
Europa League draw
Here is the full draw then. Barcelona against Napoli. Rangers face Erling Haaland and Borussia Dortmund.
- Sevilla vs Dinamo Zagreb
- Atalanta vs Olympiacos
- RB Leipzig vs Real Sociedad
- Barcelona vs Napoli
- Zenit St Petersburg vs Real Betis
- Borussia Dortmund vs Rangers
- Sheriff Tiraspol vs Braga
- Porto vs Lazio
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