Europa League draw LIVE: Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham learn last-16 opponents
The draw for the last 16 of the Europa League takes place today, as the sides still left in the competition discover who they will take on in the next knockout round of the tournament.
The Premier League will have ample representation in the last 16, with Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal having all advanced this week, though Leicester were eliminated by Slavia Prague. The Foxes’ 0-0 first-leg result gave way to a 2-0 home defeat last night, while Arsenal entered their second leg against Benfica with a 1-1 scoreline and edged past the Portuguese side 4-3 on aggregate thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s late winner. Man United, meanwhile, tore apart Real Sociedad 4-0 in their last-32 first leg and drew 0-0 yesterday evening to safely progress, and Tottenham twice thrashed Austrian outfit Wolfsberger to achieve an 8-1 aggregate victory.
Steven Gerrard’s Rangers, primed to become Scottish champions this season, are also in the draw after their 5-2 home result against Antwerp last night sealed a 9-5 aggregate win. Ajax, AC Milan, Roma, Villarreal, Olympiacos and Shakhtar Donetsk are just some of the other clubs left in the competition who could be possible opponents for Rangers and the English clubs, who are also eligible to take on one another. Follow live updates from the Europa League last-16 draw below.
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WHO ARE THE FAVOURITES?
Here are each team’s odds of winning the competition, per Betfair:
Manchester United 11/4
Tottenham 11/2
Villarreal 13/1
Arsenal 13/2
Ajax 7/1
Roma 9/1
AC Milan 10/1
Granada 20/1
Rangers 22/1
Shakhtar Donetsk 22/1
Olympiacos 33/1
Slavia Prague 40/1
Young Boys 40/1
Dynamo Kiev 50/1
Dinamo Zagreb 100/1
Molde 250/1
RANGERS WIN OUT IN WILD TIE
Rangers see off Antwerp in wild 14-goal Europa League tie
Rangers 5-2 Antwerp (9-5 agg): A chaotic two-legged tie full of goals went the Scots’ way
TOTTENHAM THRASH WOLFSBERGER
Dele Alli inspires Tottenham rout of Wolfsberger in Europa League last-32 second leg
Tottenham 4-0 Wolfsberger (8-1 aggregate): Midfielder netted an overhead kick and provided two assists
ARSENAL SQUEEZE THROUGH
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fires Arsenal to Europa League comeback win
Arsenal 3-2 Benfica (4-3 agg): The Gunners were just three minutes away from crashing out on away goals before Aubameyang’s late winner
UNITED’S SAFE PASSAGE
Manchester United held by Real Sociedad but Shola Shoretire makes history
Manchester United 0-0 Real Sociedad (agg: 4-0): Amad also makes home debut in goalless Europa League draw
WHAT TIME DOES THE DRAW START?
The draw is expected to get under way at approximately 12pm GMT.
CAN ENGLISH SIDES FACE EACH OTHER?
It is possible for clubs from the same country to face one another.
That means we can’t rule out a north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham, for example…
WELCOME!
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