Europa League LIVE: Barcelona vs Napoli & Dortmund vs Rangers

Europa League LIVE: Barcelona entertain Napoli in glamour round of 32 tie, while Scottish champions Rangers face a tough test at Borussia Dortmund

  • Four ties kick-off Europa League Round of 16 at 5:45pm 
  • Barcelona host Napoli, while Rangers travel to Dortmund 
  • Four ties also kick-off Europa Conference League Round of 16 
  • Latest Europa League news, including live action and results 

After two days of Champions League action, it’s the turn of the Europa League and Europa Conference League to take centre stage in a packed evening of football across the Continent.

Follow Sportsmail’s Dan Cancian for live Europa League coverage of the knockout round play-off first legs, with four early kick-offs taking place. These are: Barcelona vs Napoli, Borussia Dortmund vs Rangers, FC Sheriff vs SC Braga and Zenit St. Petersburg vs Real Betis. 

There are also a number of early kick-offs taking place in the Europa Conference League, which we will keep you up-to-date with.  

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The big news coming in from Dortmund is that, as expected, Erling Haaland will not be playing against Rangers this evening. The Norwegian, who has scored 23 goals in 20 games in all competitions this season, has missed the last two games with an adductor problem. 

For the Scottish champions, meanwhile, left-back Borna Barisic is the only man keeping hos place from the win over Annan in the Scottish Cup this weekend.

Left-back Borna Barisic is the only man standing from the weekend win at Annan in the Scottish Cup.

Ryan Jack returns from injury, while Aaron Ramsey is on the bench. Leon Balogun is out with an injury and the fit-again Filip Helander misses out after being omitted from the Europa League squad. 

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel, Akanji, Hummels, Zagadou, Guerreiro, Dahoud, Witsel, Brandt, Reus, Bellingham, Malen.

Subs: Reyna, Hazard, Schulz, Moukoko, Reinier, Unbehaun, Tigges, Passlack, Pongracic, Hitz.

Rangers: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Bassey, Barisic, Jack, Lundstram, Kent, Arfield, Aribo, Morelos.

Subs: Diallo, Davis, Ramsey, Kamara, Sands, Wright, McCrorie, King, Hogarth.

Barcelona: ter Stegen, Mingueza, Pique, Garcia, Jordi Alba, Frenkie de Jong, Nico Gonzalez, Pedro Gonzalez, Traore, Aubameyang, Torres.

Subs: Dest, Busquets, Puig, Dembele, Braithwaite, Neto, Luuk de Jong, Gavi, Tenas.

Napoli: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Koulibaly, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Fabian, Zambo, Elmas, Zielinski, Insigne, Osimhen.

Subs: Malcuit, Demme, Mario Rui, Mertens, Ospina, Ghoulam, Ounas, Petagna, Idasiak, Zanoli.


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