Europa League draw LIVE: Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers through to last-16 as play-offs revealed
Europa League draw LIVE: Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers through to last-16 as play-offs revealed
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The Europa League’s new format sees eight play-off games decided by today’s draw as clubs fight to join Man Utd, Spurs and Rangers in the last-16. The draw for the Europa League play-offs takes place today as the match-ups for the new format’s first knockout round are decided. The three British sides in this season’s Europa League – Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Rangers FC – are already through to the last-16 after claiming one of the top-eight spots in the inaugural league phase, and they will have to wait for next month’s last-16 draw to find out their possible path to May’s final in Bilbao.
United and Spurs finished third and fourth in the league standings respectively, and will face one of either Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, AZ Alkmaar or Midtjylland in the last-16, while Rangers, who came eighth in the league standings, will play one of Bodo/Glimt, Anderlecht, Twente or Fenerbahce. Today’s Europa League draw in Nyon determine the play-offs and you can follow all the updates in the live blog below. The Champions League draw takes place at the earlier time of 11am GMT.
So, the top eight teams in the final Europa League league-phase table are automatically through to the last-16, and they will be joined by the winners of the play-offs after a set of eight two-legged ties between those clubs who finished from ninth to 24th in the league standings. There are three British sides in the Europa League, with Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Rangers all hoping to go far in the competition, having all qualified for the last-16 by finishing the league phase in the top eight spots.
