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Barcelona, others to learn Europa League last 16 opponents today

By Vincent Ashitey
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The UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday 25 February 2022 at 11 GMT.

Which teams are in the Europa League last-16 draw?

The draw features 16 teams.

The eight group winners from the UEFA Europa League group stage are already in the hat and they will be joined by the eight winners from the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-offs.

Who has qualified?

The following eight teams are seeded in the draw after topping their Europa League group...

Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
Galatasaray (Turkey)
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Lyon (France)
Monaco (France)
Spartak Moscow (Russia)
West Ham (England)
They are joined by eight unseeded teams, who booked their place after winning their play-off tie...

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Barcelona (Spain)
Rangers (Scotland)
Braga (Portugal)
Real Betis (Spain)
Atalanta (Italy)
FC Porto (Portugal)
RB Leipzig (Germany)
Sevilla (Spain)

How the draw works

The eight sides who won their Europa League group will be seeded and drawn against the eight sides who won their play-off tie.

No team can play a club from their own country.

The sides who finished top of their Europa League groups will play the second leg of their last-16 tie at home.

When are the last-16 ties?

The first legs of the last-16 ties will be played on March 10, with the return fixtures a week later on March 17.

What are the key Europa League dates?

March 10 & 17: Round of 16

March 18 : Quarter-final & Semi-final draw

April 7 &14: Quarter-finals

April 18 and May 5: Semi-finals

May 18: Final (Seville, Spain)