Europa Conference League draw LIVE: West Ham United discover last-16 opponents
West Ham will also find out who they face in the Europa Conference League knockout rounds
The draw for the Europa League last-16 takes place this morning as the group stage winners are paired against the play-off winners in the knockout rounds.
Arsenal were among the eight clubs to top their respective Europa League group so are seeded for the draw which takes place at 11am.
Manchester United are also through after defeating Barcelona in the two-legged play-off. Erik ten Hag’s men played out a 2-2 draw at the Nou Camp in the opening leg before coming from behind to win 2-1 at Old Trafford last night. Fred cancelled out Robert Lewandowski’s penalty before Antony came off the bench to send the Red Devils into the last-16.
As United came through the play-offs they are unseeded for this draw meaning they will face one of the group winners – except Arsenal who are from the same country – in the next stage of the competition.
Following the Europa League draw will be the draw for the Europa Conference League last-16. West Ham are involved in that one after finishing top of their group and despite struggles in the Premier League this year the Hammers have been solid competitors in Europe.
Follow along for the Europa League and Europa Conference League last-16 draws:
The Europa League last-16 draw
Finally, Shakhtar Donetsk will play Feyenoord.
The Europa League last-16 draw
Just two more fixtures to draw.
Roma are drawn against Real Sociedad.
The Europa League last-16 draw
Manchester United come out of the pot next and will take on Real Betis from Spain.
The Europa League last-16 draw
Sporting CP are the next team out of the pot and the Portuguese side will face Premier League leaders Arsenal.
The Europa League last-16 draw
Bayer Leverkusen are drawn against Ferencvaros.
The Europa League last-16 draw
Italian giants Juventus will take on SC Freiburg.
Freiburg are making their first appearance in the competition but were unbeaten in the group stages.
The Europa League last-16 draw
Europa League record winners Sevilla are the next side out. They’ve won this competition six times.
The Spanish side will be Fenerbahce.
The Europa League last-16 draw
The first team out of the pot is Union Berlin.
They are drawn against group winner Union Saint-Gilloise.
The Europa League last-16 draw
Zoltan Gera, former Hungarian professional footballer and current Europa League ambassador, will be drawing the balls.
He says that he is enjoying this season’s tournament and that preparations are going well for the final which will be held in Budapest.
The Europa League last-16 draw
The main man for European draws, Giorgio Marchetti, is introduced to oversee today’s draw.
How the draw works is as follows. One side (seeded or unseeded) will be drawn from each pot, with seeded sides playing the return legs at home.
Clubs from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments