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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

Dylan Terry
Monday 13 December 2021 19:45 GMT
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The Europa League trophy before its presentation at the end of the 2020/21 campaign
The Europa League trophy before its presentation at the end of the 2020/21 campaign (Getty Images)

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.

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Which tie are you looking forward to most then? PSG vs Real Madrid certainly has the hairs standing up on the back of my neck.

Is that the standout fixture?

Dylan Terry13 December 2021 19:45
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Champions League draw

The back and forth has begun.

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The Champions League last 16 draw in all its glory.

Dylan Terry13 December 2021 19:05
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Klopp on Inter’s Premier League experience

Jurgen Klopp has spoken about the Premier League experience in Inter Milan’s team ahead of their Champions League last 16 tie next year.

He told the club website: “Yes, obviously Sanchez and Dzeko we know well – and Lautaro Martinez is one of the most exciting strikers in the world, probably.

“Simone Inzaghi is there, his first year, last year they were champions, but it is the Liverpool way – it’s never easy, but still possible, so let’s give it a go. It’s a proper Champions League tie, so all good and I am absolutely looking forward to it.”

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Tottenham draw Rapid Vienna in Conference League

Tottenham have drawn Rapid Vienna in the Europa Conference League - although they may still be eliminated before then.

Their match with Rennes was postponed due to a Covid outbreak, so it remains to be seen whether it will be them or Vitesse who face Rapid Vienna in the next round.

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Jurgen Klopp on Liverpool drawing Inter Milan

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has given his take on drawing Inter Milan in the last 16 of the Champions League.

He told the club website: “I had to wait 54 years to play at the San Siro for the first time… and now it’ll be twice in three months, so that’s good news!

“All good. Of course, it is a tough draw, definitely. They are the league leaders in Italy; a good team in a good moment. We will see how things go until we meet in February.”

Dylan Terry13 December 2021 18:05
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Europa League draw

Rangers have drawn Borussia Dortmund in a huge Europa League clash. The Scottish champions will welcome Erling Haaland to Ibrox!

Dylan Terry13 December 2021 17:45
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Jurgen Klopp on redoing the Champions League draw

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists it was the right decision to redraw the Champions League last 16 ties after an admin error was made.

When asked whether it was the right move to do the draw again, the German told the club website: “Definitely. I saw it live and I thought, ‘You cannot let it stand like this, there’s no chance.’

“Definitely, they had to do it again.”

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Man City draw Sporting Lisbon in Champions League

Manchester City will face Sporting in the Champions League last-16 after a second draw took place in Nyon.

Pep Guardiola’s side had initially been drawn against Villarreal, however, a technical error in the original draw forced Uefa to declare it null and void.

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Pep Guardiola’s side have been drawn against last season’s Portuguese champions

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