When is the Europa League last 16 draw? Date, time, how to watch live and fixture dates for the next round

5 British golf equipment can be hoping to make the pot for the Europa League last-16 draw on Friday.

Premier League quartet Arsenal, Leicester, Manchester United and Tottenham should navigate their approach through the last-32 return legs this week, likewise Scottish Premiership leaders Rangers.

United, Spurs and Arsenal are the highest three favourites with the bookies to win the Europa League outright this season, whereas Ajax, AC Milan, Roma, Villarreal and Leicester are additionally seen as potential challengers.

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Groups had been seeded for the round of 32, whereas they may not face a membership from their very own home league, however this time round there aren’t any restrictions, which suggests an all-Premier League tie may very well be potential.

Spurs have one foot within the final 16 given they lead Wolfsberger 4-1, and forward of their return leg head coach Jose Mourinho admits profitable the event is their greatest path to the Champions League subsequent season.

“It is rather troublesome to consider high 4. The highest 4, 5, six groups, they’re getting factors. It’s going to be very, very arduous,” stated Mourinho, whose Spurs are ninth in the Premier League.

“The Europa League is a good motivation. It’s not straightforward, however an amazing motivation as a result of it may be a method to get a Champions League spot and on the identical time a trophy.

“It’s mathematically potential. When it’s mathematically potential, it’s real looking. Very arduous, sure, very arduous, however mathematically potential. You typically want additionally a bit little bit of luck to go in your favour. I imagine that if this crew wins a few matches in a row, that the state of affairs can change, and that we will nonetheless battle for high 4.

“After all in case you say 9 factors now, it’s troublesome, however may be very potential. And the Europa League. We’re alive, and after we are alive, figuring out that [there are] many troublesome opponents, and all people has the identical ambition that we now have.

“However Europa League is a window of alternative that’s open for us, and possibly we will additionally get to Champions League by means of the Europa League.”

When is the Europa League draw?

The draw will happen at noon GMT on Friday 26 February on the Home of European Soccer in Nyon, Switzerland.

The place to observe the draw

A stay stream of the draw will happen on Uefa’s web site here, whereas UK rights holders for the event, BT Sport, will broadcast the draw stay on BT Sport 2.

Groups in last-16 draw

To be finalised on 25 February

• Wolfsberger (AUT) / Tottenham (ENG)
• Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) / Membership Brugge (BEL)
• Actual Sociedad (ESP) / Manchester United (ENG)
• Benfica (POR) / Arsenal (ENG)
• Pink Star Belgrade (SRB) / AC Milan (ITA)
• Antwerp (BEL) / Rangers (SCO)
• Slavia Prague (CZE) / Leicester (ENG)
• Salzburg (AUT) / Villarreal (ESP)
• Braga (POR) / Roma (ITA)
• Krasnodar (RUS) / Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
• Younger Boys (SUI) / Leverkusen (GER)
• Molde (NOR) / Hoffenheim (GER)
• Granada (ESP) / Napoli (ITA)
• Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR) / Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
• LOSC Lille (FRA) / Ajax (NED)
• Olympiacos (GRE) / PSV Eindhoven (NED)

Are there any draw restrictions?

There can be no seedings for the draw, whereas any potential restrictions can be introduced forward of time.

When will the matches happen?

The primary leg of the spherical of 16 matches can be performed on 11 March, with the return leg on 18 March. Kick-off occasions can be break up between 5.55pm and 8pm GMT.

Key Europa League dates after final 16

• 19 March: Quarter-final and semi-final draw
• 8 & 15 April: Quarter-finals
• 29 April & 6 Might: Semi-finals
• 26 Might: Closing (Gdansk, Poland)