Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers will learn their Europa League fate in today’s round-of-16 draw.
The trio safely navigated their way through the first phase of the competition, earning automatic qualification for the knockout phase to swerve the play-offs which will conclude this week.
United and Tottenham are both enduring miserable Premier League campaigns with winning this competition their only hope of qualifying for the Champions League next term.
Europe has provided some comfort for the two English sides this season, finishing third and fourth respectively in the initial league phase behind Lazio and Athletic Club.
Rangers left it to the final day to book their place in the top eight, with a 2-1 win over Union St.Gilloise securing their place.
Here is everything you need to know about the Europa League draw, including what time it starts and how to watch on TV in the UK.
When is the Europa League last 16 draw? Date and start time
The Europa League last 16 draw takes place on Friday 21 February from 12pm, immediately following the Champions League draw.
What TV channel is the Europa League last 16 draw on? How to watch in the UK
The ceremony will be available to watch live in the UK on TNT Sports 1 and available to stream on the Discovery+ app and the TNT Sports YouTube channel.
Who is in the Europa League last 16 draw?
Lazio, Athletic Bilbao, Manchester United, Tottenham, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lyon, Olympiacos and Rangers qualified automatically for the next phase.
And they were joined in the last-16 draw by the eight winners of the two-legged play-off ties which concluded on Thursday.
There were shock exits in the play-offs as Galatasary and Ajax were among the eliminated sides, with Roma, Bodo/Glimt, FCSB, AZ Alkmaar, Union St.Gilloise, Fenerbahce, Plzen and Real Sociedad the eight sides to progress.
For the knock-out phase going forward, teams will be placed in a bracket with their path to the quarter-finals and semi-finals to become a little clearer on Friday.
Teams that finished first and second in the league phase will face the winners of the knockout phase play-off ties involving the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th-placed teams in the round of 16.
Teams that finish third (United) and fourth (Tottenham) will be drawn against the winners of the knockout phase play-off ties involving the 13th, 14th, 19th and 20th-placed teams.
Who can Man Utd play next in the Europa League?
Real Sociedad or AZ Alkmaar await Ruben Amorim’s side.
AZ Alkmaar earned a hard-fought 2-2 draw with Galatasaray away from home which was enough for a 6-3 aggregate win after their superb first-leg performance.
Real Sociedad, meanwhile, beat FC Midtjylland 5-2 on Thursday to wrap up a commanding 7-3 aggregate win.
Who can Tottenham play next in the Europa League?
Ange Postecoglou’s side face the same two possible opponents in Real Sociedad and AZ Alkmaar.
When do Europa League last 16 games take place?
First legs will fall on 6 March with second-leg ties the following week.
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