UEL Draw: The UEFA Europa League Round of 16 draw takes place today with 16 teams making it through to the next round of the competition.
The first stage of the UEL knockouts were completed yesterday with the Round of 32 stage showcasing some exciting affairs.
Qualified Teams
Group Stage Winners (Seeded)
Arsenal
Fenerbahce
Real Betis
Union St Gilloise
Real Sociedad
Freiburg
Ferencvaros
Play-off Winners (Unseeded)
Sporting CP
Leverkusen
Juventus
Sevilla
Manchester United
Shakhtar Donetsk
Roma
Union Berlin
We have our final 16 🤩
🏆 Who’s going all the way? #UEL pic.twitter.com/NqETuyufdk
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) February 23, 2023
When and where will the UEL Round of 16 draw take place?
The Draw takes place on Friday 24th February, 2023 at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.
Timing, Broadcast and live Stream of the Draw?
The draw takes place at 12:00 CET (4:30 PM IST) for India viewers, who can catch the live broadcast on Sony Sports TEN 2 channel. The live stream remains on the Sony LIV App just like all UEFA matches.
The Road to Budapest continues 🗺️
ℹ️ Round of 16 draw
📍 Nyon, Switzerland
⏰ 12:00 CET#UELdraw | #UEL pic.twitter.com/MnVBKTtOMq— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) February 24, 2023
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
What next for the 16 teams?
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The 16 teams drawn will follow similar rules as previous ones where no two teams from the same association can face each other.
Group stage winners are seeded teams while the play off winners are unseeded. From the Quarter-Final onwards, this ruling will not apply.
The group stage winners also get the opportunity to host the 2nd leg matches at home for the Round of 16.
When will the Round of 16 ties be played?
1st leg matches of the Round of 16 commence on 9th March with the 2nd leg to be happen in a week’s time (16th March).
Any Surprising ties expected?
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With the likes of Roma and Manchester United, one could have expected that clash.
But atleast for the Round of 16 that isn’t possible due to the UEFA Ruling. Only seeded teams can face Unseeded teams in this round. This rule like the association rule does not apply from the Quarter-Finals onwards.