These are the pairings for the round of 16 of the Europa League

The raffle at the House of Football in Nyon on Monday afternoon (December 18th) produced very interesting pairs for the play-offs of the “16” phase of the Europa League.

Feyenoord faces Roma in a repeat of the Conference League final in 2022 (last season the two teams met in the European semi-finals), and seven-time European champions Milan face Rennes, second in the group from Olympiacos and Freiburg was sent to confront Lance.

Braga, who eliminated Panathinaikos in the Champions League play-offs, will face Garabagh, the first team from Azerbaijan to reach the knockout stages, on their way, while Marseille, who face AEK in the Europa League Group belonged, will meet Shakhtar.

The pairs of the round of 16

• Feyenoord – Roma
• Milan – Rennes
• Lens – Freiburg
• Young Boys – Sporty
• Benfica – Toulouse
• Braga – Karabakh
• Galatasaray – Sparta Prague
• Shakhtar – Marseille

The first legs will be played on February 15th and the second legs a week later on February 22nd. The teams that qualify for the round of 16 will meet the eight group winners of the Europa League.

The teams that finished second in the Europa League groups were the strongest in the draw and will therefore play the second leg at home. It should be noted that pairings with teams from the same association or group were not permitted.

Capacity groups

• Performance groups (2nd groups of the Europa League): Freiburg, Marseille, Sparta Prague, Sporting, Toulouse, Rennes, Roma, Karabakh
• Outsider group (Champions League Group 3): Galatasaray, Lance, Braga, Benfica, Feyenoord, Milan, Young Boys, Shakhtar
• The teams that have already made it to the round of 16: West Ham, Brighton, Rangers, Atalanta, Liverpool, Villarreal, Slavia, Leverkusen