UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off draw
Monday, December 13, 2021
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Barcelona will face Napoli while Dortmund await Rangers and Porto take on Lazio.
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Barcelona will face Napoli while Dortmund await Rangers following Monday's draw for the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Who will play who in the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off?
First legs: 17 February
18:45 CET
Barcelona (ESP) vs Napoli (ITA)
Zenit (RUS) vs Real Betis (ESP)
Dortmund (GER) vs Rangers (SCO)
Sheriff (MDA) vs Braga (POR)
21:00 CET
Sevilla (ESP) vs Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Atalanta (ITA) vs Olympiacos (GRE)
Leipzig (GER) vs Real Sociedad (ESP)
Porto (POR) vs Lazio (ITA)
Second legs: 24 February
18:45 CET
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) vs Sevilla (ESP)
Olympiacos (GRE) vs Atalanta (ITA)
Real Sociedad (ESP) vs Leipzig (GER)
Lazio (ITA) vs Porto (POR)
21:00 CET
Napoli (ITA) vs Barcelona (ESP)
Real Betis (ESP) vs Zenit (RUS)
Rangers (SCO) vs Dortmund (GER)
Braga (POR) vs Sheriff (MDA)
What is the next stage?
The winners of the eight ties will join the eight UEFA Europa League group winners in the round of 16. The draw for that is on 25 February.
Who is through to the last 16?
Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
Galatasaray (TUR)
Leverkusen (GER)
Lyon (FRA)
Monaco (FRA)
Spartak Moskva (RUS)
West Ham (ENG)
How did the draw work?
The eight UEFA Europa League runners-up were placed in the seeded pot; the eight sides transferring from the UEFA Champions League were in the unseeded pot. One side was drawn from each, with seeded sides playing the return legs at home. Clubs from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
The road to Seville
Knockout round play-offs (17, 24 February)
Round of 16 (10, 17 March)
Quarter-finals (7, 14 April)
Semi-finals (28 April, 5 May)
Final in Seville (18 May)