UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw
Monday, May 1, 2017
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Follow the draw as it happens here on Monday 11 December, with commentary and live video.
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13:00CET, 11 December, Nyon
Round of 32 draw
Dortmund* (GER) v Atalanta (ITA)
Nice (FRA) v Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)
København (DEN) v Atlético Madrid* (ESP)
Spartak Moskva* (RUS) v Athletic Club (ESP)
AEK Athens (GRE) v Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Celtic* (SCO) v Zenit (RUS)
Napoli* (ITA) v Leipzig* (GER)
Crvena zvezda (SRB) v CSKA Moskva* (RUS)
Lyon (FRA) v Villarreal (ESP)
Real Sociedad (ESP) v Salzburg (AUT)
Partizan (SRB) v Plzeň (CZE)
FCSB (ROU) v Lazio (ITA)
Ludogorets (BUL) v AC Milan (ITA)
Astana (KAZ) v Sporting CP* (POR)
Östersund (SWE) v Arsenal (ENG)
Marseille (FRA) v Braga (POR)
* Transferred from UEFA Champions League
Draw procedure
• There were two pots of clubs for the round of 32 draw: the 12 group winners and the four best third-ranked teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage were seeded.
• The group winners and four best third-placed teams in the UEFA Champions League were drawn against the 12 group runners-up and the remaining third-placed UEFA Champions League sides.
• The seeded teams are at home in the second leg.
• No team could play a club from their UEFA Europa League group or a side from the same national association.
• Based on decisions taken by the UEFA Executive Committee, teams from Russia and Ukraine cannot be drawn together.
• Games will be played in principle on Thursdays 15 and 22 February at 19:00CET and 21:05CET, with the exact schedule released after the draw.