European competition resumes this week after the winter break, and many Liverpool fans are eagerly awaiting the team’s return to the continent. But Jurgen Klopp’s men still don’t know who they will face in the last 16 of the Europa League. That’s because, unlike the Champions League, the Europa League has additional playoffs up to the round of 16.Fortunately for Liverpool, they finished top of the group ahead of Toulouse, Union Saint-Gilloise and LASK, before avoiding the play-offs altogether and going for a draw.
Champions League PredictionsThe Europa League teams who finished second in their group will face the teams who were eliminated from the Champions League this week and next but who finished third in the second round of the playoffs.The winner of this match will advance to the round of 16 where they will face the winners of a group comprising four English teams (West Ham, Liverpool, Brighton and Rangers).
When are the Europa League Round of 16?
The draw for the last 16 of the Europa League will take place on Friday 23 February at 11:00 (GMT) after all play-off matches have been completed. The award ceremony will take place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool, Villarreal, Slavia Prague, West Ham, Brighton and Rangers qualified for the next round.
WHO CAN LIVERPOOL DRAW IN THE EUROPA LEAGUE?
For Liverpool, they can draw any team that wins in the play-offs – but not a fellow group winner. This means that Jurgen Klopp’s team can draw the winner of any of these match-ups:
Feyenoord / Roma
Galatasaray / Sparta Prague
Shakhtar Donetsk / Marseille
Young Boys / Sporting CP
AC Milan / Rennes
Benfica / Toulouse
Braga / Qarabag
Lens /Freiburg
