Europa League round of 32 draw: who will face who?
Monday, December 14, 2020
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Real Sociedad vs Manchester United and Benfica vs Arsenal are among the biggest ties to emerge from Monday's draw.
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UEFA Europa League round of 32 fixtures
Wolfsberg (AUT) vs Tottenham (ENG)
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)* vs Club Brugge (BEL)*
Real Sociedad (ESP) vs Manchester United (ENG)*
Benfica (POR) vs Arsenal (ENG)
Crvena zvezda (SRB) vs AC Milan (ITA)
Antwerp (BEL) vs Rangers (SCO)
Slavia Praha (CZE) vs Leicester (ENG)
Salzburg (AUT)* vs Villarreal (ESP)
Braga (POR) vs Roma (ITA)
Krasnodar (RUS)* vs Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Young Boys (SUI) vs Leverkusen (GER)
Molde (NOR) vs Hoffenheim (GER)
Granada (ESP) vs Napoli (ITA)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) vs Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)*
LOSC Lille (FRA) vs Ajax (NED)*
Olympiacos (GRE)* vs PSV Eindhoven (NED)
*transferred from UEFA Champions League
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When are the games?
The first legs are scheduled for Thursday 18 February, with the second legs on 25 February, apart from Tottenham Hotspur vs Wolfsberg, which will kick off on Wednesday 24 February 2021, at 18.00 CET. Seeded teams are at home in the second legs. Click here for the full fixture list.
How the draw worked
Two seeding pots were formed:
- Seeded teams Consisting of the 12 group winners and the four best third-ranked teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
- Unseeded teams Made up of the 12 group runners-up and the remaining teams transferring from the UEFA Champions League.
Restrictions:
- No team could play a club from their group.
- No team could play a club from their own association.
Anything else I should know?
Squad changes
Each club can register a maximum three new players for the remaining matches by midnight CET on 2 February 2021. Players are allowed to have played for another club in the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League this season but there are restrictions on the number of 'List A' players. For more information, check Article 43 of the regulations.
Ties level after 180 minutes
The tie is decided on away goals, first and foremost. If the teams still can't be separated, it goes to extra time. If both teams score the same number of goals during the 30 additional minutes, away goals count double. If there are no further goals in extra time, the tie goes to a penalty shoot-out (alternate takers).
How does the rest of the season look?
Round of 16
Draw: 26 February
First legs: 11 March
Second legs: 18 March
Quarter-finals
Draw: 19 March
First legs: 8 April
Second legs: 15 April
Semi-finals
Draw: 19 March
First legs: 29 April
Second legs: 6 May
Final
Arena Gdańsk, Poland: 26 May