Europa League draw: Manchester United draw St Etienne while Tottenham face AA Gent
Paul Pogba will face his brother Florentin
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Your support makes all the difference.Jose Mourinho will not be complaining with Manchester United’s Europa League draw, as they are dealt the rather short trip to France to face Saint-Etienne.
United could have been sent anywhere in eastern Europe which could have accumulated around a 10-hour round trip, which would have been sure to impact their Premier League push.
Instead they will travel to the south of France in what will only be around a two and a half hour flight, with only an hour time difference.
It will be a special trip for world-record signing Paul Pogba and his family as he comes up against his older brother Florentin.
Tottenham Hotspur will be equally pleased with their relatively short trip to Belgium to face AA Gent after their European schedule moved to Thursday nights.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side will fancy their chances of progressing, to the last 16, although they will continue to play their home games at Wembley, where they have had some trouble adapting so far.
All first-leg last-32 ties will take place on Thursday 16th February, with the return leg scheduled for the following week on Thursday 23rd February.
Full Europa League Round of 32 draw:
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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