THE Europa League knockout play-off draw has concluded as the brackets take shape.
Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers are all safely into the Last 16 already and did not feature in this draw, but have learned more about their four potential opponents.
The Last 16 draw – which features United and Spurs – will be taking place on Friday, February 21.
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Europa League round dates
- Knockout phase play-offs: 13 & 20 February 2025
- Round of 16: 6 & 13 March 2025
- Quarter-finals: 10 & 17 April 2025
- Semi-finals: 1 & 8 May 2025
Europa League’s top earners so far
Man Utd secure biggest EL payday
Man Utd have bagged the biggest Europa League prize pot so far – despite finishing only third in the initial league phase.
United’s final match win at FCSB means they have landed £19.5million to date and also confirmed their place in the last 16.
And Spurs, fourth overall, stand second in the cash rankings at the end of the first phase.
The North Londoners have banked £18.4m after recording five wins and two draws out of eight games.
Road to Bilbao
Europa League draw sees Man Utd, Tottenham and Rangers straight through to the last 16A reminder of the EL draw in full…
Left side of the bracket
- FC Twente vs Bodo/Glimt
- Union Saint-Gilloise vs Ajax
- AZ Alkmaar vs Galatasaray
- Ferencvárosi vs Viktoria Plzen
Right side of the bracket
- Fenerbahce vs Anderlecht
- PAOK vs FCSB
- FC Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad
- Porto vs Roma
Who could Man Utd and Tottenham face?
Man Utd and Tottenham will each face one of Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, AZ Alkmaar or Midtjylland in the last-16 of the Europa League.
When is the last-16 draw?
The draw for the last 16 is on February 21 – a day after the play-off round finishes.
Man Utd and Tottenham will find out their next opponents then.
Prem closes in on extra CL spot
The Premier League has closed in on an extra place in next season’s Champions League after dominating the first phase of the new expanded competition.
Six of the Prem’s seven sides earned automatic qualification for the last 16 of their respective competitions, with Liverpool and Chelsea achieving top seeding spots and Arsenal, Manchester United and Spurs in the top four.
It means that with the initial league phase of the three revamped competitions now concluded, English sides have picked up an average of 20.892 coefficient points.
That puts the Prem more than 3.7 points clear of third placed Spain, the equivalent of 13 individual match wins, in the fight for an extra place in the elite competition.
And it gives Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Newcastle even more encouragement as they seek a place in the most prestigious club competition in football.
Path to the final…
Europa League round dates
- Knockout phase play-offs: 13 & 20 February 2025
- Round of 16: 6 & 13 March 2025
- Quarter-finals: 10 & 17 April 2025
- Semi-finals: 1 & 8 May 2025
Play-off fixtures
The first leg of the Europa League play-off fixtures will take place on February 13, with the return matches scheduled for the following week on February 20.
Credit: AFP Draw in full
Left side of the bracket
- FC Twente vs Bodo/Glimt
- Union Saint-Gilloise vs Ajax
- AZ Alkmaar vs Galatasaray
- Ferencvárosi vs Viktoria Plzen
Right side of the bracket
- Fenerbahce vs Anderlecht
- PAOK vs FCSB
- FC Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad
- Porto vs Roma
Left side of the bracket
- FC Twente
- Union Saint-Gilloise
- AZ Alkmaar
- Ferencvárosi
Right side of the bracket
- Fenerbahce
- PAOK
- FC Midtjylland
- Porto
Here we go!
The Europa League play-off draw is about to begin!
Credit: Reuters Champions League play-off draw in full
The Champions League draw has just taken place! Here are the play-off fixtures we have to look forward to…
Left side:
- Brest vs PSG
- Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven
- Man City vs Real Madrid
- Club Brugge vs Atalanta
Right side:
- Monaco vs Benfica
- Feyenoord vs AC Milan
- Celtic vs Bayern Munich
- Sporting Lisbon vs Borussia Dortmund
Which teams are automatically through?
The top eight teams in the Europa League group stage table have earned automatic qualification for the last-16.
- Lazio
- Athletic Club
- Man Utd
- Tottenham
- Eintracht Frankfurt
- Lyon
- Olympiacos
- Rangers
Are there any changes to the knockouts?
No, there are no changes to the original knockout stages.
The last 16 stage will continue, with a series of two-legged knockout games culminating in the final on May 21.
The removal of away goals – implemented last season – will continue as well.
Who is in the draw?
- Bodo/Glimt
- Anderlecht
- FCSB
- Ajax
- Real Sociedad
- Galatasaray
- Roma
- Viktoria Plzen
- Ferencvaros
- Porto
- FC Alkmaar
- Midtjylland
- Union Saint-Gilloise
- PAOK
- Twente
- Fenerbahce
Welcome to the Europa League draw
Hello, good morning and welcome to SunSport’s coverage of today’s Europa League draw!
Today the 16 teams who qualified for the knockout play-offs will find out who they will be facing next month.
The winners of the play-off games will progress through to the last-16.
We have some huge potential fixtures in the pipeline, so stay tuned!
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
