WE’LL know tonight exactly which teams will be competing in the Europa League last 16.
And Rangers won’t have long to wait to find out who they’ll be taking on as they return to continental action.
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Philippe Clement’s men have been able to sit back and watch from afar as 16 teams battle it out in the play-off round.
Rangers’ superb 3-2 win away at Real Betis back in December secured top spot in their Europa League group – and a bye passed that play-off stage.
Instead, the runners-up from those Europa League groups and the eight teams dropping down from the Champions League have been battling to join the Gers in the last 16 proper.
The second legs of those ties take place tonight – and the draw for the next round is just around the corner.
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SunSport takes you through all you need to know.
When is the Europa League last 16 draw?
- The draw takes place TOMORROW – Friday, February 23, 2024
- It will takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday 23 February
- The draw is scheduled to begin at 11am UK time
How can I watch the Europa League round of 16 draw?
- The draw will be shown LIVE on TNT Sports
- Coverage begins at 11am on TNT Sports 1, right before the draw takes place
- The draw will also be shown live on Uefa.com
- You can also follow it all with SunSport’s LIVE draw blog
- The feed will appear on this link
Which teams have already booked their spot in the Europa League round of 16 draw?
- Liverpool
- West Ham
- Brighton
- Atalanta
- Leverkusen
- Rangers
- Villarreal
- Slavia Prague
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Are Rangers seeded for the Europa League last 16 draw?
- Yes, Rangers and all of the other Europa League group winners are seeded and cannot face each other at this stage
- Instead, they’ll be drawn against one of the teams to progress from the play-off round
- No two teams from the same country can face each other at this stage
Which other teams are facing each other in the play-off round in a bid to reach the last 16 and when are the matches?
First leg results in brackets, second legs take place next Thursday
- Feyenoord (1) vs Roma (1)
- Galatasaray (3) vs Sparta Prague (2)
- Shakhtar Donetsk (2) vs Marseille (2)
- Young Boys (1) vs Sporting Lisbon (3)
- Benfica (2) vs Toulouse (1)
- Lens (0) vs Freiburg (0)
- AC Milan (3) vs Rennes (0)
- Braga (2) vs Qarabag (4)
When is the Europa League last 16 and what is the format of the ties?
- Ties take place over two legs, with the group winners at home in the second legs
- The first legs are scheduled for 7 March, with the second legs a week later on 14 March
- As the seeded team, Rangers will be away in the first leg before returning to Ibrox the following week
- Group winners will play at home in the second legs
- No away goals will count after 180 minutes with penalties played if teams cannot be separated after an additional 30 minutes
What happens next?
- The winners of the eight ties will advance to the quarter-finals, with the draw for that round and the semi-finals scheduled for 15 March.
- The final of the competition is at Dublin’s AVIVA Stadium on Wednesday May 2022
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