Zurich, February 24 (BNA): Manchester United’s reward for beating La Liga leaders Barcelona in the Europa League qualifiers is a round-of-16 clash with another Spanish team, Real Betis, while Premier League leaders Arsenal will face Portuguese club Sporting. .
United advanced to a thrilling play-off with Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate thanks to a 2-1 win at Old Trafford in the second leg on Thursday and continue their hunt for four titles this season as they continue to improve under manager Erik ten Hag.
The English team is looking to secure its first trophy since winning the 2017 Europa League under Jose Mourinho, with the current Roma side facing Real Sociedad in the last 16 this season.
Arsenal managed to skip the group stage in the European League, winning five of the six group matches, and then faced Sporting, who beat Danish FC Midtjylland in the play-off.
Serie A giants Juventus advanced during the qualifiers at the expense of Nantes thanks to a hat-trick from Argentine striker Angel Di Maria in the second leg in France, and will next face the German team Freiburg.
Six-time title winners Sevilla are once again in the mix, and they must edge out Turkey’s Fenerbahce to reach the quarter-finals in this year’s competition.
The first leg of the Round of 16 will be played on March 9 and the second on March 16.
In the third division, West Ham United will meet AEK Larnaca, Al-Sharif Tiraspol will play with Nice, while Basel will face Slovan Bratislava.
Italian Lazio will play with AZ Alkmaar, while Anderlecht will play with Villarreal, while Gent will play with Istanbul Basaksehir.
Turkish team Sivasspor will face Italian Fiorentina and Lech Poznan will face Djurgardens IF.
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