Europa League draw live: Manchester United and Tottenham involved in last-32 draw
Spurs are seeded for the draw but United are not
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United and Tottenham will learn where the next step of their Europa League journey will take them as the draw for the last-32 takes place on Monday.
Spurs drop into the Europa League after failing to qualify from their Champions League group as they struggled to adapt to playing their home games at Wembley.
United needed a final-day victory over Zorya Luhansk to ensure their progression through to the knock-out stages but could face a tough draw after only finishing second in their group.
- Draw begins at 12pm GMT
- Seeded teams: Fenerbahce, APOEL, St-Ettienne, Zenit, Roma, Genk, Ajax, Shakhtar Donetsk, Schalke, Fiorentina, Sparta Prague, Osmanlispor, Copenhagen, Lyon, Tottenham, Besiktas.
- Unseeded teams: Manchester United, Olympiacos, Anderlecht, AZ Alkmaar, Astra, Athletic Bilbao, Celta Vigo, Gent, Krasnodar, PAOK, Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Villarreal, Rostov, Borussia Monchengladbach, Legia Warsaw, Ludogorets.
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Odds to win the Europa League:
Manchester United (favourites): 11/2
Tottenham: 10/1
Roma: 11/1
Zenit: 16/1
Schalke: 17/1
Shakthar Donetsk: 18/1
Fiorentina: 20/1
And that completes the draw for the Round of 32 in the Europa League. Two decent draws for Tottenham and Manchester United as they avoid some long journeys across Europe.
Manchester United's tie with Saint-Etienne will be especially special for the Pogba family as Paul faces off with his older brother Florentin.
So, here are the 16 ties in total, to be played on Thursday 16th and Thursday 23rd of February, 2017.
Athletic Bilbao vs APOEL
Legia Warsaw vs Ajax
Anderlecht vs Zenit
Astra Giurgiu vs Genk
Manchester United vs St-Etienne
Villarreal vs Roma
Ludogorets vs Copenhagen
Celta Vigo vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Olympiacos vs Omanlispor
Gent vs Tottenham Hotspur
Rostov vs Sparta Prague
Krasnodar vs Fenerbahce
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Fiorentina
AZ Alkmaar vs Lyon
Hapoel Be'er Sheva vs Besiktas
PAOK vs Schalke
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