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[Albion] Are we in Monday's draw?



Zeberdi

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When is the Europa League knockout round playoff draw?​

The draw for the knockout round playoff will take place on Monday, December 18 at 12pm GMT/7am ET/3am ET.

It will take place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

What are the rules for the knockout round playoff draw?​

The eight teams that progressed to the Europa League knockouts as group winners will not be involved in the draw and will advance automatically to the last 16.

The eight runners up from the group stages will be seeded for this draw, and the eight Champions League group third-placed teams are unseeded.

Each tie will consist of one seeded team and one unseeded one, with the seeded team hosting the second leg.

Teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other.

Which teams have qualified?​

  • Galatasaray (Champions League Group A third-placed side)
  • Lens (Champions League Group B third-placed side)
  • Braga (Champions League Group C third-placed side)
  • Benfica (Champions League Group D third-placed side)
  • Feyenoord (Champions League Group E third-placed side)
  • Milan (Champions League Group F third-placed side)
  • Young Boys (Champions League Group G third-placed side)
  • Shakhtar Donetsk (Champions League Group H third-placed side)
  • Freiburg (Europa League Group A runner-up)
  • Marseille (Europa League Group B runner-up)
  • Sparta Prague (Europa League Group C runner-up)
  • Sporting Lisbon (Europa League Group D runner-up)
  • Toulouse (Europa League Group E runner-up)
  • Rennes (Europa League Group F runner-up)
  • Roma (Europa League Group G runner-up)
  • Qarabag (Europa League Group H runner-up)

Which teams have already qualified for the last 16?​

Eight teams have already booked their place in the last 16 courtesy of winning their Europa League group.

  • West Ham (Europa League Group A winner)
  • Brighton (Europa League Group B winner)
  • Rangers (Europa League Group C winner)
  • Atalanta (Europa League Group D winner)
  • Liverpool (Europa League Group E winner)
  • Villarreal (Europa League Group F winner)
  • Slavia Prague (Europa League Group G winner)
  • Bayer Leverkusen (Europa League Group H winner)

Can I watch the draw?​

Those hoping to tune into the draw will be able to find it on UEFA.com.

Certain broadcasters will be showing it. In the UK, you can watch it via TNT Sports.

When will the knockout round playoff ties be played?​

The first and second legs will be played one week apart in February.

  • First legs: February 15
  • Second legs: February 22

And what about the other Europa League key dates?​

After the knockout round playoff is wrapped up, all roads lead to Dublin’s Aviva Stadium in late May.

  • Round of 16 draw: February 23, 2024
  • Round of 16: March 7 and 14, 2024
  • Quarter-finals: April 11 and 18, 2024
Brighton are seeded because we won our group so will host the second leg of the round of 16 in March which gives us a slight advantage of playing any extra time at home - but we won’t know who we’re drawn with until the outcome of the playoffs on 22nd February and draw for the final 16 on the 23rd.


 






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