Europa League
The eight pairs of the round of 16 of the Europa League
The Europa League Round of 16 draw was held in Nyon, Switzerland, with Barcelona – Galatasaray, Sevilla – West Ham, Atalanta – Leverkusen and Porto – Lyon being the standout pairings.
A day after the end of the playoff phase for the round of 16 of the Europa League, the draw took place in Nyon against the background of the quarterfinals of the tournament, which showed quite strong pairings.
Six-conquest institution side Sevilla meet West Ham, who are so high in the institution for the first time in their history, while Atalanta, who eliminated Olympiakos with two wins en route to 16, will find themselves ahead of Bayer Leverkusen .
Barcelona, very strong after the January transfers (see Obameyank and Traore), are the clear favorites against Galatasaray, while the clash between Lyon and Porto is awaited with great interest.
The eight pairings of the round of 16 of the Europa League:
1. Rangers – Red Star
2. Braga Monaco
3. Porto-Lyons
4. Atalanta – Leverkusen
5. Seville – West Ham
6. Barcelona – Galatasaray
7. Betis – Eintracht Frankfurt
8th. Leipzig – Spartak Moscow
* The first matches will be played on March 10th and the second leg on the 17th of the same month, with teams listed first.
* Porto and Betis will play their first home game on March 9th.
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