UEL: play-off return games & RO16 draw
Atalanta wait to know their next opponents
The Round of 16 draw, which will take place today, Friday 23 February, at noon will feature eight seeded teams (Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Brighton, Liverpool, Rangers, Slavia Praha, Villarreal and West Ham) and the eight unseeded knockout round playoffs winners (AC Milan, Benfica, Freiburg, Marseille, Qarabag, Roma, Sparta Praha and Sporting CP).
In the last-16 of the Europa League, no team can play another side from the same country. Therefore, Atalanta's opponent will be one of the following six teams: Benfica, Freiburg, Marseille, Qarabag, Sparta Praha, Sporting CP.
UPDATE OF 22/02 AT 23:45 CET
The results of the play-off second legs: Toulouse 0-0 Benfica (Benfica won 2-1 in the first leg): Benfica to the RO16 Rennes 3-2 Milan (Milan won 3-0 in the first leg): Milan to the RO16 Freiburg 3-2 Lens (0-0 draw at the end of the first leg): Freiburg to the RO16 Qarabag 2-3 Braga (Qarabag won 4-2 in the first leg): Qarabag to the RO16 Roma 1-1 Feyenoord aet (1-1 draw at the end of the first leg): Roma to the RO16 after winning 4-2 on penalties Sparta Praha 4-1 Galatasaray (Galatasaray won 3-2 in the first leg): Sparta Praha to the RO16 Marseille 3-1 Shakhtar Donetsk (2-2 draw at the end of the first leg): Marseille to the RO16 Sporting CP 1-1 Young Boys (Sporting won 3-1 in the first leg): Sporting CP to the RO16
UPDATE OF 22/02 AT 18:00 CET
In the week marked by the comeback of the UEFA Europa League play-offs, the return games to decide the remaining 8 participants to the last-16 tie will kick off today, February 22. With Atalanta already qualified in the UEL Round of 16 as a seeded team, the draw will take place tomorrow, Friday, February 23 at noon CET.
The full fixture list of the UEL play-offs return matches - while the first 4 are to kick off at 18:45 CET, the latter half will commence at 21:00 CET - and the outcome of the reverse games in between brackets:
Toulouse vs. Benfica (Benfica won 2-1 in the first leg) Rennes vs. Milan (Milan won 3-0 in the first leg) Freiburg vs. Lens (0-0 draw at the end of the first leg) Qarabag vs. Braga (Qarabag won 4-2 in the first leg) Roma vs. Feyenoord (1-1 draw at the end of the first leg) Sparta Praha vs. Galatasaray (Galatasaray won 3-2 in the first leg) Marseille vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (2-2 draw at the end of the first leg) Sporting CP vs. Young Boys (Sporting won 3-1 in the first leg)
In addition to Atalanta, the list of teams already qualified to the knock-out stage comprises: Brighton (ENG), Leverkusen (GER), Liverpool (ENG), Rangers (SCO), Slavia Praha (CZE), Villareal (ESP) and West Ham (ENG).
To relive our six UEL nights to the fullest, check the official YouTube playlist: from the build-up to the aftermath and all the post-match interviews in between, rewind on Atalanta's climb to the Group D summit.