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.
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 — with the victors advancing 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.
Here are all the details:
Europa League play-off round draw in full
- Feyenoord vs Roma
- Milan vs Rennes
- Lens vs Freiburg
- Young Boys vs Sporting Lisbon
- Benfica vs Toulouse
- Braga vs Qarabag
- Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague
- Shakhtar Donetsk vs Marseille
Conference League play-off round draw in full
- Sturm Graz vs Slovan Bratislava
- Servette vs Ludogorets
- Union Saint-Gilloise vs Eintracht Frankfurt
- Real Betis vs Dinamo Zagreb
- Olympiacos vs Ferencvaros
- Ajax vs Bodo/Glimt
- Molde vs Legia Warsaw
- Maccabi Haifa vs Gent
What were the rules for the draw?
The teams that progressed to the knockouts as group winners were not involved in the draw as they advanced automatically to the last 16.
The runners up from the group stages were seeded for this draw, and the group third-placed teams who dropped out of their previous competition 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.
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
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 teams have already qualified for the Europa League 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)
Which teams have already qualified for the Conference League last 16?
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)
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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