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 draw
As we wait for the Europa League draw, the fallout of the error in the Champions League draw continues.
Manchester United were left out of the pot for Atletico Madrid but then mistakenly included in the pot for Villarreal.
Could there be a re-draw?
Champions League draw
You have to say Liverpool will be over the moon with this draw.
Champions League draw
Manchester City take on Villarreal. They’ll be confident of qualifying for the quarter-finals.
Champions League draw
So Manchester United fans, concerned?
Europa League draw
A reminder that the Europa League draw is coming up very shortly. West Ham are involved in that one so stick around for more European ties.
Champions League draw
Chelsea face Lille. A kind draw for the defending champions?
Champions League draw
Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool will be happy with their draws.
The defending European champions take on Lille as they avoid Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
Manchester City face Villarreal - a side beaten twice by rivals Manchester United in the group stage.
And Liverpool take on Champions League knockout newbies RB Salzburg.
You have to favour the three English sides in those clashes.
Champions League draw
So it’s Manchester United vs Paris Saint-Germain for a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. That’s the headline.
Messi vs Ronaldo. Pochettino vs Manchester United. If only there was a narrative to the tie?
Champions League draw
So it’s a bit of a nightmare for Manchester United! They have been drawn against the Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain.
It will be Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo yet again.
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