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

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.

Europa League draw latest updates

• Rangers to face Dortmund
• West Ham won group and already through to next round
• Ties to take place in February

[13 December 2021 13:21 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Champions League draw

Here is that Uefa statement which blamed a “technical problem” for the draw failure.

“Following a technical problem with the software of an external service provider that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each other, a material error occurred in the draw for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. As a result of this, the draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone at 1500 CET.”

[13 December 2021 13:12 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Champions League draw

This is the moment when Manchester United’s ball – in the second pot from the right, back row – was not included in the Atletico Madrid draw.

[13 December 2021 13:08 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Champions League draw

There are going to be some very upset fans who would have reacted quickly to the draw in order to secure cheap flights and hotels, only to find out that they might now be going to wrong the place and staying in the wrong city. Perhaps Uefa can compensate those few who’ve been stung...

[13 December 2021 13:03 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Champions League draw

What an extraordinary 24 hours it’s been in the world of sport. Here is our full story on one of the more bizarre events in Champions League history:

[13 December 2021 12:58 · Dylan Terry]

Champions League draw

Safe to say you won’t have seen this sort of sporting controversy since...well the F1 yesterday. But still, utterly bizarre.

[13 December 2021 12:53 · Dylan Terry]

Champions League draw

So just to confirm, the draw will now take place at 2pm GMT. The entirety of the original draw has been made void.

Safe to say there will be a few relieved Manchester United fans. Also safe to say a few Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City supporters may be a little angry.

[13 December 2021 12:47 · Dylan Terry]

Champions League draw

I must be honest, I didn’t think a Champions League draw would have this level of controversy. I’m going to have to postpone my lunch.

[13 December 2021 12:45 · Dylan Terry]

Champions League draw

Here is UEFA’s official statement:

“Following a technical problem with the software of an external service provider that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each other, a material error occurred in the draw for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16.

“As a result of this, the draw has been declared void and will be entirely redone at 1500 CET.”

[13 December 2021 12:44 · Dylan Terry]

Champions League draw

We go again!

[13 December 2021 12:43 · Dylan Terry]

Champions League draw

According to BBC Sport journalist Simon Stone the Champions League draw is going to be re-done at 2pm.

Madness!