Europa League round of 32 draw
Monday, December 17, 2018
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The draw was made in Nyon on Monday 17 December.
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13:00CET, 17 December, Nyon
Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) v Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Club Brugge (BEL) v Salzburg (AUT)
Rapid Wien (AUT) v Internazionale (ITA)
Slavia Praha (CZE) v Genk (BEL)
Krasnodar (RUS) v Leverkusen (GER)
Zürich (SUI) v Napoli (ITA)
Malmö (SWE) v Chelsea (ENG)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
Celtic (SCO) v Valencia (ESP)
Rennes (FRA) v Real Betis (ESP)
Olympiacos (GRE) v Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Lazio (ITA) v Sevilla (ESP)**
Fenerbahçe (TUR) v Zenit (RUS)*
Sporting CP (POR) v Villarreal (ESP)
BATE Borisov (BLR) v Arsenal (ENG)
Galatasaray (TUR) v Benfica (POR)
- Seeded teams (on the right of each fixture) are at home in the second legs.
- Matches are on 14 and 21 February except:
*First leg on Tuesday 12 February at 18:55CET, and;
**Second leg on Wednesday 20 February at 18:00CET.
Draw procedure
- There were two pots of clubs for the round of 32 draw – with the 12 group winners and the four best third-ranked teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage all seeded.
- The seeded teams were drawn against the 12 group runners-up and the remaining third-placed 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 could not be drawn together.
- To avoid two teams from the same city playing at home on the same night, Fenerbahçe play their home first leg on Tuesday 12 February at 18:55CET.
- For similar reasons, Sevilla and Arsenal play their home second legs on Wednesday 20 February at 18:00CET.
Road to Baku
12/14 February: Round of 32 first leg
20/21 February: Round of 32, second leg
22 February: Round of 16 draw
7 March: Round of 16, first leg
14 March: Round of 16, second leg
15 March: Quarter-final & semi-final draw
11 April: Quarter-finals, first leg
18 April: Quarter-finals, second leg
2 May: Semi-finals, first leg
9 May: Semi-finals, second leg
Wednesday 29 May: Final – Olympic Stadium, Baku