Europa League play-off draw LIVE with Man Utd and Tottenham awaiting knockout opponents

Europa League play-off draw LIVE with Man Utd and Tottenham awaiting knockout opponents

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Europa League play-off draw LIVE with Man Utd and Tottenham awaiting knockout opponents
Author: mirrornews@mirror.co.uk (Oli Gamp)
Published: Jan, 31 2025 09:58

The Europa League is set to enter the business end of the competition after concluding an exciting league phase that went right to the wire after eight teams qualified for the next round. Manchester United sealed their progress with a solid 2-0 win over FCSB and finished third, while Tottenham came fourth after a 3-0 win against Elfsborg that saw their youngsters flourish. Rangers also edged into automatic qualifying, finishing eighth on goal difference following their hard-fought 2-1 victory over Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise.

Joining the British sides are league leaders Lazio, who finished on 19 points, Athletic Bilbao, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lyon and Olympiakos. Teams who finished between 9th and 24th - including Ajax and Galatasaray - will have to go through a play-off round, with first legs on February 13 and the second leg on February 20. Mirror Football will have all the latest news and updates from the draw as they happen.

Thank you so much for joining us today for the Europa League draw. You can read the full draw from our story here - plus make sure you read about the Champions League play-off draw too, with Man City's path determined. Until next time. Play-offs: February 13th and 20th. Round of 16: March 6th and 13th. Quarters: April 10th and 17th. Semi-finals: May 1st and 8th. Here's who Man United and Tottenham could end up facing in the knockouts all the way up to the potential final in Bilbao after that play-off draw.

Last-16: Sociedad or Midtjylland/Galatasaray or AZ Alkmaar. Quarter-finals: Eintracht Frankfurt or Lille. Semi-finals: Lazio or Athletic Bilbao. Finals: Lazio or Athletic Bilbao. Rangers would have a tougher route to the final after scraping their way into the automatic qualification spots, should they make it far into the tournament. Here is their potential path. Last-16: Twente or Bodo/Glimt/ Fenerbahce or Anderlecht.

Quarters: Lazio or Athletic Bilbao. Semi-finals: Manchester United or Tottenham. Ferencvaros vs Plzen. Twente vs Bodo/Glimt. Union SG vs Ajax. Fenerbahce vs Anderlecht. FCSB vs PAOK. Midtjylland vs Sociedad. AZ Alkmaar vs Galatasaray. FC Porto vs Roma. FC Twente vs Bodo/Glimt. Next tie out of the hat. Another game confirmed. Big game that... Ferencaros vs Viktoria Plzen. Ferencvaros are drawn on the silver side, with FC Porto on orange.

They're also on the orange side, followed by Union SG (silver) and PAOK (orange), Alkmaar (silver). FC Midtylland are orange. The draw is underway!. FC Twente are the first team drawn out. There will be two different side of the draw - a silver side and an orange side, where the pairings for seeded and unseeded teams will be decided. If teams are put on different sides of the draw, they'll meet much later in the tournament. That's why Tottenham and Manchester United can't meet until the final.

Bodo/Glimt or Anderlecht vs Twente or Fenerbache. FCSB or Ajax vs Union SG or PAOK. Real Sociedad or Galatasaray vs AZ Alkmaar or Midtjylland. Roma or Plzen vs Ferencvaros or Porto. He'll be helping out with the draw, hoping to see his former side reach the final, where their stadium will host the showpiece. He played for Bilbao in three separate spells, scoring 172 goals in total. UEFA's deputy secretary general will be overseeing the draw.

The live TV coverage of the Europa League draw is finally underway. Not long now until we learn of the official play-off ties and paths for other teams. Athletic Bilbao. Manchester United. Tottenham. Eintracht Frankfurt. Olympiacos. Rangers. The favourites to win this tournament are undoubtably Manchester United and Tottenham, though the likes of Lazio and previous runners-up Athletic Bilbao will also be giving them a run for their money.

Teams will be desperate to reach the final - which will take place in Bilbao on May 21. That means an added incentive for Athletic Bilbao, knowing they could effectively play a home game should they reach the final. It's the first time the Europa League (or Champions League) has had a play-off round between the first round stage and the knockouts. There's a lot of big teams still involved so it should be an exciting occasion - with Jose Mourinho's Fenerbache finishing 24th and still in the mix as an unseeded team.

We'll get going at around 12pm GMT, after the Champions League draw has concluded. Of course, knowing UEFA, it will be a little while after that before teams are actually drawn out of hats. So this is what we can expect from the draw after the pairings were confirmed between the seeded and unseeded teams:. Bodo/Glimt. Anderlecht. Real Sociedad. Galatasaray. Viktoria Plzen. Ferencvaros. AZ Alkmaar. Midtjylland. Union Saint-Gilliose.

Twente. Fenerbache. The teams who have qualified automatically already know their potential paths, which have been pre-determined. We know Manchester United could face either Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, AZ Alkmaar or Midtjylland. Tottenham could face either Midtjylland, AZ Alkmaar, Real Sociedad or Olympiakos - with the two Premier League teams unable to meet each other until the final. The teams who finished in the top eight will all face a team in the play-offs, so in order to determine those games - the play-off round must be figured out first.

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