This Friday, February 23, the draw for the round of 16 of the 2023/24 UEFA Europa League took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Therefore, the 16 teams qualified for this round already know who their next rival will be on the way to reaching the final in Dublin.
Let's see how the round of 16 pairings turned out:
Teams qualified for the round of 16 of the 2023/24 UEFA Europa League
Of the 16 teams that will play in the round of 16, eight qualified directly after finishing first in the group in the initial phase of the tournament, while the other eight teams in the round of 16 had to overcome an access play off in which they faced each other. the second-placed group of the Europa League against the third-placed group of the Champions League.
Pot 1 (seeded): West Ham, Brighton, Rangers, Atalanta, Liverpool, Villarreal, Slavia Prague and Bayer Leverkusen.
Pot 2 (play off): Freiburg, Milan, Benfica, Qarabag, Sparta Prague, Sporting Portugal, Olympique Marseille and Rome
UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Qualifiers 2023/24
Sparta Prague vs Liverpool
Olympique de Marseille vs Villarreal
Rome vs Brighton
Benfica vs Rangers
Freiburg vs West Ham
Sporting Portugal vs Atalanta
Milan vs Slavia Prague
Qarabag vs Bayer Leverkusen
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Let us remember that the draw was not pure and had conditions. The seeds could not face each other, nor could two teams that belong to the same federation.
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— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) February 23, 2024
When will the 2023/24 UEFA Europa League round of 16 be played?
The round of 16 tie will be a two-legged match. On Thursday, March 7, the first leg matches will be played at the stadium of the teams in pot 2, and a week later, on March 14, the return matches will be played at home of the seeded teams.
The match schedule will be the usual one for this competition (18:45 or 21:00 CET).
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