After the draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League, which provided us with quite a few fascinating stories, the draw for the playoff phase of the Europa League was also held today (Monday) and determined that Barcelona and Manchester United will compete head to head in order to get a ticket to the round of 16.
As a reminder, the 8 teams that finished at the top of their houses qualified directly for the round of 16 and are patiently waiting there.
The 8 runners-up were drawn against the 8 who drop out of the Champions League.
The play-off stage will take place on February 16 and 23 with the match taking place on May 31 in Budapest.
Playoff games:
Barcelona - Manchester United
Juventus - Nantes
Sporting Lisbon - Meteoland
Shakhtar Donetsk - Ran
Ajax - Union Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen - Monaco
Sevilla - PSV Eindhoven
Red Bull Salzburg - Rome
Automatically advanced to the round of 16:
Arsenal, Fenerbahçe, Betis, Union Saint-Gilleois, Real Sociedad, Feyenoord, Freiburg, Franzvarousch.
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