Europa League knockout round play-offs: Who can play who?
Monday, December 13, 2021
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Who can your team get in Monday's UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off draw and how have they fared in past encounters? See all the possible scenarios.
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The eight UEFA Europa League group runners-up will face the eight sides transferring from the UEFA Champions League after finishing third in their sections in the new knockout round play-offs.
Teams cannot face sides from the same national association so who can they play? Get the full rundown and see how previous head-to-heads have gone down.
Draw pots
Seeded teams
Betis (ESP)
Braga (POR)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Lazio (ITA)
Napoli (ITA)
Olympiacos (GRE)
Rangers (SCO)
Real Sociedad (ESP)
Unseeded teams
Atalanta (ITA)
Barcelona (ESP)
Dortmund (GER)
Leipzig (GER)
Porto (POR)
Sevilla (ESP)
Sheriff (MDA)
Zenit (RUS)
Atalanta
Can play: Betis, Braga, Dinamo Zagreb, Olympiacos, Rangers, Real Sociedad
Previous meetings
Betis N/A
Braga N/A
Dinamo Zagreb P4 W1 D2 L1 F3 A5
Olympiacos N/A
Rangers N/A
Real Sociedad N/A
Barcelona
Can play: Braga, Dinamo Zagreb, Lazio, Napoli, Olympiacos, Rangers
Previous meetings
Braga N/A
Dinamo Zagreb N/A
Lazio P2 W2 D0 L0 F7 A0
Napoli P2 W1 D1 L0 F4 A2
Olympiacos P2 W1 D1 L0 F3 A1
Rangers P2 W1 D1 L0 F2 A0
Betis
Can play: Atalanta, Dortmund, Leipzig, Porto, Sheriff, Zenit
Previous meetings
Atalanta N/A
Dortmund N/A
Leipzig N/A
Porto N/A
Sheriff N/A
Zenit N/A
Braga (POR)
Can play: Atalanta, Barcelona, Dortmund, Leipzig, Sevilla, Sheriff, Zenit
Previous meetings
Atalanta N/A
Barcelona N/A
Dortmund N/A
Leipzig N/A
Sevilla P3 W2 D0 L1 F5 A5
Sheriff N/A
Zenit N/A
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Can play: Atalanta, Barcelona, Dortmund, Leipzig, Porto, Sevilla, Sheriff, Zenit
Previous meetings
Atalanta P4 W1 D2 L1 F5 A3
Barcelona N/A
Dortmund N/A
Leipzig N/A
Porto P6 W2 D0 L4 F5 A11
Sevilla P2 W0 D0 L2 F0 A5
Sheriff P8 W4 D3 L1 F11 A5
Zenit N/A
Dortmund (GER)
Can play: Betis, Braga, Dinamo Zagreb, Lazio, Napoli, Olympiacos, Rangers, Real Sociedad
Previous meetings
Betis N/A
Braga N/A
Dinamo Zagreb N/A
Lazio P4 W1 D1 L2 F4 A5
Napoli P2 W1 D0 L1 F4 A3
Olympiacos P2 W1 D0 L1 F2 A3
Rangers P8 W1 D4 L3 F7 A10
Real Sociedad N/A
Lazio (ITA)
Can play: Barcelona, Dortmund, Leipzig, Porto, Sevilla, Sheriff, Zenit
Previous meetings
Barcelona P2 W0 D0 L2 F0 A7
Dortmund P4 W2 D1 L1 F5 A4
Leipzig N/A
Porto P2 W0 D1 L1 F1 A4
Sevilla P2 W0 D0 L2 F0 A3
Sheriff N/A
Zenit P2 W1 D1 L0 F4 A2
Leipzig (GER)
Can play: Betis, Braga, Dinamo Zagreb, Lazio, Napoli, Olympiacos, Rangers, Real Sociedad
Previous meetings
Betis N/A
Braga N/A
Dinamo Zagreb N/A
Lazio N/A
Napoli P2 W1 D0 L1 F3 A3
Olympiacos N/A
Rangers N/A
Real Sociedad N/A
Eight await
The knockout round play-off stage ties take place on 17 and 24 February, with the winners advancing to March's round of 16.
The following sides await them there: Crvena zvezda (SRB), Eintracht Frankfurt (GER), Galatasaray (TUR), Leverkusen (GER), Lyon (FRA), Monaco (FRA), Spartak Moskva (RUS), West Ham (ENG)
Napoli (ITA)
Can play: Barcelona, Dortmund, Leipzig, Porto, Sevilla, Sheriff, Zenit
Previous meetings
Barcelona P2 W0 D1 L1 F2 A4
Dortmund P2 W1 D0 L1 F3 A4
Leipzig P2 W1 D0 L1 F3 A3
Porto P4 W2 D1 L1 F4 A3
Sevilla N/A
Sheriff N/A
Zenit N/A
Olympiacos (GRE)
Can play: Atalanta, Barcelona, Dortmund, Leipzig, Porto, Sevilla, Sheriff, Zenit
Previous meetings
Atalanta N/A
Barcelona P2 W0 D1 L1 F1 A3
Dortmund P2 W1 D0 L1 F3 A2
Leipzig N/A
Porto P8 W3 D1 L4 F7 A11
Sevilla P2 W1 D0 L1 F2 A2
Sheriff P2 W2 D0 L0 F3 A0
Zenit N/A
Porto (POR)
Can play: Betis, Dinamo Zagreb, Lazio, Napoli, Olympiacos, Rangers, Real Sociedad
Previous meetings
Betis N/A
Dinamo Zagreb P6 W4 D0 L2 F11 A5
Lazio P2 W1 D1 L0 F4 A1
Napoli P4 W1 D1 L2 F3 A4
Olympiacos P8 W4 D1 L3 F11 A7
Rangers P6 W1 D2 L3 F6 A9
Real Sociedad N/A
Rangers (SCO)
Can play: Atalanta, Barcelona, Dortmund, Leipzig, Porto, Sevilla, Sheriff, Zenit
Previous meetings
Atalanta N/A
Barcelona P2 W0 D1 L1 F0 A2
Dortmund P8 W3 D4 L1 F10 A7
Leipzig N/A
Porto P6 W3 D2 L1 F9 A6
Sevilla P4 W1 D0 L3 F5 A7
Sheriff N/A
Zenit P1 W0 D0 L1 F2 A0
Real Sociedad (ESP)
Can play: Atalanta, Dortmund, Leipzig, Porto, Sheriff, Zenit
Previous meetings
Atalanta N/A
Dortmund N/A
Leipzig N/A
Porto N/A
Sheriff N/A
Zenit P2 W0 D0 L2 F2 A6
Sevilla
Can play: Braga, Dinamo Zagreb, Lazio, Napoli, Olympiacos, Rangers
Previous meetings
Braga P3 W1 D0 L2 F5 A5
Dinamo Zagreb P2 W2 D0 L0 F5 A0
Lazio P2 W2 D0 L0 F3 A0
Napoli N/A
Olympiacos P2 W1 D0 L1 F2 A2
Rangers P4 W3 D0 L1 F7 A5
Sheriff (MDA)
Can play: Betis, Braga, Dinamo Zagreb, Lazio, Napoli, Olympiacos, Rangers, Real Sociedad
Previous meetings
Betis N/A
Braga N/A
Dinamo Zagreb P8 W1 D3 L4 F5 A11
Lazio N/A
Napoli N/A
Olympiacos P2 W0 D0 L2 F0 A3
Rangers N/A
Real Sociedad N/A
Zenit (RUS)
Can play: Betis, Braga, Dinamo Zagreb, Lazio, Napoli, Olympiacos, Rangers, Real Sociedad
Previous meetings
Betis N/A
Braga N/A
Dinamo Zagreb N/A
Lazio P2 W0 D1 L1 F2 A4
Napoli N/A
Olympiacos N/A
Rangers P1 W1 D0 L0 F0 A2
Real Sociedad P2 W2 D0 L0 F6 A2
