Follow live updates with reaction to and analysis of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League knockout draws in Nyon, Switzerland
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Champions League, Europa League and Conference League draws in full
First legs to take place on 13-14 or 20-21 February and second legs on 5-6 or 12-13 March.
- Feyenoord v Roma
- Lens v Freiburg
- Benfica v Toulouse
- Galatasaray v Sparta Prague
- AC Milan v Rennes
- Young Boys v Sporting Lisbon
- Sporting Braga v Qarabag
- Shakhtar Donetsk v Marseille
Ties to be played on 15 and 22 February.
Conference League play-off draw
- Sturm Graz v Slovan Bratislava
- Servette v Ludogorets
- Union Saint-Gilloise v Eintracht Frankfurt
- Real Betis v Dinamo Zagreb
- Olympiakos v Ferencvarosi
- Ajax v Bodo/Glimt
- Molde v Legia Warsaw
- Maccabi Haifa v Gent
Ties to be played on 15 and 22 February.
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And what about the other key dates?
After the knockout round play-offs are wrapped up, all roads lead to Dublin’s Aviva Stadium for the Europa League final on 22 May, with the Conference League decided to be played the following week in the Agia Sophia Stadium in Greece.
- Round of 16 draw: February 23, 2024
- Round of 16: March 7 and 14, 2024
- Quarter-finals: April 11 and 18, 2024
- Semi-finals: May 2 and May 9, 2024
- Europa League Final: May 22, 2024
- Conference League Final: May 29, 2024
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Europa League and Conference League play-off draws in full
Which teams have already qualified for the Conference League last 16?
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Eight teams have already booked their place in the last 16 courtesy of winning their Conference League group.
- Lille (Conference League Group A winner)
- Maccabi Tel Aviv (Conference League Group B winner)
- Viktoria Plzen (Conference League Group C winner)
- Club Brugge (Conference League Group D winner)
- Aston Villa (Conference League Group E winner)
- Fiorentina (Conference League Group F winner)
- PAOK (Conference League Group G winner)
- Fenerbahce (Conference League Group H winner)
When is the draw for the last 16 stage?
All four English clubs remaining across the two competitions will enter at the last 16 stage — courtesy of winning their respective groups — which will be drawn on 23 February.
Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton will all be involved in the Europa League while Aston Villa remain in the Conference League.
Which Europa League teams have already qualified for the last 16?
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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)
When will the knockout round play-off ties be played?
The first and second legs will be played one week apart in February.
First legs: February 15.
Second legs: February 22.
Reminder: How the format works
In a continuation of last season’s format, instead of the previous round-of-32 knockout stage feeding into the last 16, the competition now features a play-off round — consisting of the runner-up from each Europa League group taking on the sides that finished third in their Champions League groups.
The victors advance to the last 16 to join the Europa League group-stage winners.
That means that English trio Liverpool, Brighton and West Ham, alongside Scottish side Rangers, have already progressed and will not be participating in the play-off round.
Looking back at the Europa League
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Roma will play Feyenoord in the play-off round for the Europa League knockout stages while AC Milan have been paired with Rennes.
Roma were beaten finalists in last season’s Europa League against Sevilla with their draw against Feyenoord a repeat of the 2022 Conference League final, which Jose Mourinho’s side won 1-0.
Elsewhere, Lisbon giants Benfica and Sporting Lisbon have been paired against Toulouse and Young Boys respectively.
Shakhtar Donetsk’s clash against Marseille will be one of the ties of the round, while Lens play Freiburg, Galatasaray have been paired with Sparta Prague and Braga will play Qarabag.
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Europa League and Conference League play-off draws in full
FULL DRAW: Europa Conference League knockout round play-off
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- Sturm Graz vs Slovan Bratislava
- Servette vs Ludogorets
- Union SG vs Eintracht Frankfurt
- Real Betis vs Dinamo Zagreb
- Olympiacos vs Ferencvaros
- Ajax vs Bodo/Glimt
- Molde vs Legia Warsaw
- Maccabi Haifa vs Gent
Eighth match: Maccabi Haifa vs KAA Gent
Finally, Israeli side Maccabi Haifa will play Gent in the final knockout play-off round tie drawn from the bowls.
Full draw, reaction and analysis to come!
Seventh match: Molde vs Legia Warsaw
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Next up, another Norwegian side in Molde will play Polish outfit Legia Warsaw.
Sixth match: AFC Ajax vs Bodo/Glimt
That famous old Dutch team Ajax, dropping down from the Europa League, will face… Norwegians Bodo/Glimt.
Fifth match: Olympiacos vs Ferencvaros
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Dellas draws Greek side Olympiacos next. Their opponents: Hungarian side Ferencvaros.
Fourth match: Real Betis vs Dinamo Zagreb
The fourth match of eight is Seville-based Real Betis, from Andalusia.
They will play Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia.
Third match: Union SG vs Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Brighton’s sister team from Belgium can play any team except Gent, from the same country association.
And they will face… Eintracht Frankfurt.
That’s a really tough draw for Union.
Second match: Servette vs Ludogorets
The Geneva side, close to where the draw is taking place in Nyon, will face Ludogorets of Bulgaria.
First match: Sturm Graz vs Slovan Bratislava
The second straight year Slovan Bratislava are in the knockouts of this competition.
First name: Sturm Graz
The Austrian side are the first name making up the draw.
Dellas with a brilliant block
The presenter asks him who he thinks has a good chance of challenging.
He casually says: “It’s too early for predictions”.
Dellas doesn’t care for your silly questions.
Joining Marchetti is…
Traianos Dellas! The Euro 2004 winner with Greece. What a player he was.
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