UEL: play-off return games & RO16 draw
Atalanta to play Sporting CP again in the last 16 after meeting twice in the group stage
UPDATE AFTER THE NYON RO16 DRAW OF 23/2
Atalanta have been drawn to face Portuguese side Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 2023/24 UEFA Europa League last 16.
As announced by UEFA, the first leg will be played at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon on Wednesday 6 March with kick-off at 18:45 CET, while the return leg will take place at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo on Thursday 14 March with kick-off at 21:00 CET.
After already crossing paths in the Group Stage, the Nerazzurri will face Sporting CP also in the knockout phase after the Lisbon team defeated Swiss side Young Boys in the play-offs.
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.