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Europa League draw LIVE: Arsenal, Manchester United and Wolves learn last 32 fixtures today

Follow live coverage as the last 32 fixtures of the Europa League are decided

Ben Burrows,Tom Kershaw
Monday 16 December 2019 10:45 EST
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The UEFA Europa League football cup trophy
The UEFA Europa League football cup trophy (AFP via Getty Images)

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Follow live coverage of the Europa League last-32 draw today.

Despite their domestic struggles Arsenal have found the going a lot easier in Europe and will now face a trip to Olympiacos in the first knockout round. Manchester United also secured top spot after an up and down campaign with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side now facing off against Club Brugge. Wolves were also in the hat, as one of the unseeded teams, and now take on Espanyol of La Liga.

Scotland were also well represented with Celtic meeting Copenhagen and Rangers facing Braga. We'll have all the latest reaction for you right here:

Wolves vs Espanyol

Sporting vs Istanbul Basaksehir

Getafe vs Ajax

Bayer Leverkusen vs Porto

FC Copenhagen vs Celtic

APOEL vs Basel

CFR Cluj vs Sevilla

Olympiacos vs Arsenal

AZ Alkmaar vs LASK

Club Brugge vs Man United

Ludogorets vs Inter Milan

Frankfurt vs Salzburg

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Benfica

Wolfsburg vs Malmo

Roma vs Gent

Rangers vs Braga

Atletico vs Liverpool and Real Madrid vs Manchester City immediately leap off the page. Very different clubs, very different managers, very different styles. They should be great to watch. 

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 11:23

Chelsea vs Bayern Munich also feels huge, especially given the history between those clubs, a history Frank Lampard will know well. Tottenham have the best draw of the English quartet, undoubtedly, but Leipzig are going well this season and that will be a fascinating match-up on the touchline between the old skulduggery of Jose Mourinho and the new-wave mastery of Julian Nagelsmann.

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 11:27

I haven't even mentioned Dortmund vs PSG yet. That sounds like one of those games that happens every year but they haven't actually played each other since a Europa League pair of games in 2011. What inventive way will PSG come up with to get knocked out this year? Thrilled to find out. 

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 11:30

What a great draw for Atalanta, by the way. Their first ever Champions League campaign and they manage to pull Valencia in the round of 16. You could say the same for Valencia, of course, who will be pleased to have avoided Chelsea, Tottenham and Dortmund. What we know is that one of those two will be in the quarter-finals. 

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 11:32

A reminder that the Europa League draw is up next...

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 11:33

The draw hasn't significantly changed the odds for this year's Champions League winner. Manchester City are still pipping Liverpool, which I still find a bit odd. Barcelona, Bayern and PSG in close attendance. 

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 11:40

Here's Kelly Smith teeing up Real Madrid for Manchester City to take on.

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 11:45

So, one final reminder of the Champions League draw before we turn our attention to the Europa League. 

Dortmund vs PSG Real Madrid vs Manchester City Atalanta vs Valencia Atletico vs Liverpool Chelsea vs Bayern Munich Lyon vs Juventus Tottenham vs Leipzig Napoli vs Barcelona

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 11:50

So, here comes the Europa League draw.

The seeded 16 teams are: Ajax, Arsenal, Basel, Benfica, Braga, Celtic, Espanyol, Gent, Internazionale Milano, İstanbul Başakşehir, LASK, Malmö, Manchester United, Porto, Salzburg, Sevilla.

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 11:56

And the unseeded 16 clubs are: APOEL, AZ Alkmaar, Bayer Leverkusen, CFR Cluj, Club Brugge, Copenhagen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Getafe, Ludogorets, Olympiacos, Rangers, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting CP, Wolfsburg, Wolves.

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 11:57

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