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Yet again?
Leverkusen and Freiburg face opponents they have already played against this season for the round of 16 of the Europa League.
It will be a long journey for a club.
Nyon - Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen will face Karabakh Agdam in the round of 16 of the Europa League, as they did in the group phase.
SC Freiburg will face West Ham United and therefore also a well-known opponent this season.
This was the result of the draw by the European Football Union UEFA on Friday.
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Bayer will first play away on March 7th and play in their own stadium on March 14th.
In the group stage, Leverkusen beat the club from Azerbaijan 5-1 and 1-0.
Freiburg first welcomes the Londoners and then travels to the decisive away game - the sports club lost twice in the group against West Ham (1:2 and 0:2).
Leverkusen were set for the round of 16 as undefeated group winners.
Freiburg beat French club RC Lens on Thursday with a 3-2 win after extra time in the playoff second leg (first leg: 0-0) and thus reached the round of the best 16 clubs.
The aim of all clubs is the final on May 22nd in Dublin.
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