UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off draw

The wait is over UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off draw is complete and some interesting fixtures have come out. Some of the matches are as Barcelona will face Napoli while Dortmund will face Rangers.

What are the teams that will play in the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off?

First legs: 17 February 2022

11:15PM IST

Barcelona vs Napoli
Zenit vs Real Betis
Borussia Dortmund vs Rangers
Sheriff vs Braga

1:30AM IST

Sevilla vs Dinamo Zagreb
Atalanta vs Olympiacos
RB Leipzig vs Real Sociedad
Porto vs Lazio 

Second legs: 24 February

11:15PM IST

Dinamo Zagreb vs Sevilla
Olympiacos vs Atalanta
Real Sociedad vs RB Leipzig
Lazio vs Porto

1:30AM IST

Napoli vs Barcelona
Real Betis vs Zenit
Rangers vs Borussia Dortmund
Braga vs Sheriff

What is the next stage after the play-off draw ?

The winners of the eight ties will join the eight UEFA Europa League group winners in the round of 16. The draw for that is on 25 February.

Teams already through to the last 16?

Crvena zvezda, Eintracht Frankfurt, Galatasaray, Leverkusen, Lyon, Monaco, Spartak Moskva, West Ham

How did the Europa League knockout round play-off draw work?

The eight UEFA Europa League runners-up were placed in the seeded pot, and the eight sides transferring from the UEFA Champions League were placed in the unseeded pot. One side was drawn from each, with seeded sides playing the return legs at home. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

The road to Seville:

Knockout round play-offs (17, 24 February)
Round of 16 (10, 17 March)
Quarter-finals (7, 14 April)
Semi-finals (28 April, 5 May)
Final (18 May)