The draw for the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-offs took place today, with …
The eight runners-up from the Europa League group stage and the eight third-placed teams from the UEFA Champions League group stage were paired with each other.
The winners of the eight play-off ties advance to March’s Europa League Round of 16, where they join the eight group winners of the Europa League group stages.
The draw has paired FC Barcelona with Manchester United in the standout game of the round, as Cristiano Ronaldo will return to Camp Nou once more in his career.
All Europa League knockout round play-off fixtures:
FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
Juventus vs Nantes
Sporting vs Midtjylland
Shakhtar vs Rennes
Ajax vs Union
Leverkusen vs Monaco
Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven
Salzburg vs Roma
The first legs are scheduled for 16 February, with the second legs a week later on 23 February.
