When is Europa League draw? Date, start time, TV channel, live stream for knockout play-off and last-16
When is Europa League draw? Date, start time, TV channel, live stream for knockout play-off and last-16
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Manchester United and Tottenham look to seal their place in the last-16 of the Europa League on Thursday night. The Premier League sides are in the top eight of the standings heading into the final round of fixtures, and they will skip the knockout play-off round should they stay there.
Rangers are guaranteed a spot in the knockout stages but it looks likely they will have to go through the play-offs, after defeat to United at Old Trafford last week. Their focus will be finishing in the top 16, which will ensure they are seeded for the two-legged play-off tie.
The draw for the Europa League knockout phase play-offs will take place at 12pm GMT on Friday January 31, 2025. Live stream: The draw will be streamed live on the UEFA.com website on Friday. LIVE coverage: You can follow the draw with Standard Sport’s dedicated live blog.
As with the Champions League, the teams in the top eight in the league phase will book their place straight through to the last-16. The knockout play-offs involve the teams between ninth and 24th, with a two-legged tie to decide who joins the other eight clubs in the last-16.
Teams between ninth and 16th will be seeded and play their second leg at home, against the sides who finished the league phase in 17th to 24th. The pairing system in place means that ninth and 10th are together for the draw, 11th and 12th, and so on. It is designed to reward those who finished higher in the table, so the ninth and 10th seeds will face the clubs in 23rd and 24th, while the 11th and 12th seeds will take on the 21st and 22nd-placed sides.
