Europa Conference League draw LIVE: Aston Villa, Ajax and more learn last 16 fate

Martrin Baturina, Dinamo Zagreb midfielder mentioned:“We already faced the most difficult opponent and we defeated them [Betis]. That’s why I don’t have any preferences for the draw.

“Whoever we get, we can play against them.”

The British groups will all be content material with their opponents.

Rangers have undoubtably probably the most tough tie in opposition to Benfica however the Portguese membership carry weight and historical past to the fixture which means an honest away journey for the followers and with the Scottish staff prime of the league at current they’ll take some confidence within the matches.

West Ham are nicely versed with SC Freiburg having crushed them twice within the Europa League group phases and they need to show no match for David Moyes’ aspect if he can get them again into type.

Liverpool, in the meantime, will likely be sturdy opponents for any of the groups left within the competitors however a fixture in opposition to Sparta Prague could possibly be the best state of affairs for Jurgen Klopp to relaxation a couple of gamers and enable his damage record to shorten.

Finally, Brighton face Roma. Tough check however very like Rangers they’ll be taking up a staff with European pedigree and ought to they get by means of the tie then it’ll buoy them on to raised issues within the quarter-finals.

As we anticipate some response to the Europa League last 16 draw, right here’s what’s nonetheless to come back this afternoon.

The Europa Conference League spherical of 16 draw takes place at Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday 23 February. The draw is about to start at 12pm GMT.

It is a really comparable draw to the earlier one with seeded and unseeded groups drawn in opposition to one another. Aston Villa are the one British staff within the competitors.

The draw options 16 groups. The eight group stage winners from the Conference League group stage are seeded, and will face the knockout spherical play-off winners.

No aspect can face one other staff from the identical nationwide affiliation.

Ties happen over two legs, with group winners at dwelling within the second legs. Ties stage after 180 minutes will go to further time no matter the variety of targets every staff has scored at dwelling and away.

If the groups nonetheless can’t be separated after the extra half-hour, the tie goes to a penalty shoot-out.

The spherical of 16 fixtures will happen on seventh and 14th March with the seeded groups taking part in the second legs at dwelling the place attainable.

The fixture record will likely be finalised by 5pm GMT this night.

AC Sparta Prague vs Liverpool

AC Milan vs Slavia Prague

Qarabag vs Bayer Leverkusen

Finally, Qarabag FK are the last staff out of the pot…

… they’re taking part in Bayer Leverkusen!

Coming rapidly to the conclusion of the draw and AC Milan…

… are going to be dealing with Slavia Prague!

Sporting are the subsequent staff drawn out…

… they’re taking up Atalanta!

Now for the second half of the draw and Freiburg are the primary staff out of the pot…

… they’re dealing with West Ham United!