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Europa League draw LIVE: Arsenal, Manchester United and Wolves learn last 32 fixtures today

Follow live coverage as the last 32 fixtures of the Europa League are decided

Ben Burrows,Tom Kershaw
Monday 16 December 2019 15:45 GMT
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The UEFA Europa League football cup trophy
The UEFA Europa League football cup trophy (AFP via Getty Images)

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Follow live coverage of the Europa League last-32 draw today.

Despite their domestic struggles Arsenal have found the going a lot easier in Europe and will now face a trip to Olympiacos in the first knockout round. Manchester United also secured top spot after an up and down campaign with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side now facing off against Club Brugge. Wolves were also in the hat, as one of the unseeded teams, and now take on Espanyol of La Liga.

Scotland were also well represented with Celtic meeting Copenhagen and Rangers facing Braga. We'll have all the latest reaction for you right here:

Wolves vs Espanyol

Sporting vs Istanbul Basaksehir

Getafe vs Ajax

Bayer Leverkusen vs Porto

FC Copenhagen vs Celtic

APOEL vs Basel

CFR Cluj vs Sevilla

Olympiacos vs Arsenal

AZ Alkmaar vs LASK

Club Brugge vs Man United

Ludogorets vs Inter Milan

Frankfurt vs Salzburg

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Benfica

Wolfsburg vs Malmo

Roma vs Gent

Rangers vs Braga

Here are the pre-draw odds. Inter look good this season and are only here courtesy of being handed a brutal Champions League group, so I'm a little surprised not to see Antonio Conte's side higher in this list. A lot can change over the next few weeks of course, and it may be that Arsenal have a new manager and a whole different look to them. Mikel Arteta heads the odds for that particular gig. 

Manchester United 5/1

Arsenal 6/1

Sevilla 7/1

Inter Milan 9/1

Ajax 10/1

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 12:04

Uefa's first draw guest is Germany international and former Arsenal defender Josephine Henning. And the second is a man who has won the Europa League/Uefa Cup twice, Freddie Kanoute.

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 12:09

Here we go then. Draw time. First the draw procedure is being explained. It's the same rules as the Champions League: you cannot meet a team from the same nation or from the same qualifying group. 

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 12:11

A reminder of which clubs are in which pot:

SEEDS: Ajax, Arsenal, Basel, Benfica, Braga, Celtic, Espanyol, Gent, Internazionale Milano, İstanbul Başakşehir, LASK, Malmö, Manchester United, Porto, Salzburg, Sevilla.

THE REST: APOEL, AZ Alkmaar, Bayer Leverkusen, CFR Cluj, Club Brugge, Copenhagen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Getafe, Ludogorets, Olympiacos, Rangers, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting CP, Wolfsburg, Wolves.

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 12:13

First team out of the unseeded pot... Wolves!

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 12:13

Wolves vs Espanyol

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 12:14

That should be a good one for Wolves fans. Next up, Sporting.

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 12:15

Sporting vs Istanbul Basaksehir

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 12:16

Next, Getafe.

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 12:16

Getafe vs Ajax

Lawrence Ostlere16 December 2019 12:17

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