The Europa League group stage has reached its conclusion, with English teams such as Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, and Leicester topping their groups and securing qualification for the knockout stage.
Manchester United also joined the contingent having dropped into the Europa League after an early exit from the Champions League.
You would find all you need to know about the round of 32 below.
Europa League last-32 draw
The draw for the knockout stage of the Europa League will take place at midday on Monday, 14 December in Nyon – after the Champions League last-16 draw.
Teams who have reached the last 32
Arsenal will go through as Group B winners with Leicester also securing qualification as group winners. Tottenham are through as group winners as well following their victory against Antwerp, while Rangers joined them after a thrilling 3-2 victory against Standard Liege.
Other teams that made it into the knockout round
- Roma
- Slavia Prague
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Benfica
- Granada
- PSV Eindhoven
- Braga
- Lille
- AC Milan
- Villarreal
- Antwerp
- Dinamo Zagreb
- Hoffenheim
- Red Star Belgrade
- Molde
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Wolfsberger AC
- Young Boys
- Napoli
- Real Sociedad
- Krasnodar*
- Club Brugge*
- Dynamo Kiev*
- Manchester United*
- Red Bull Salzburg*
- Shakhtar Donetsk*
- Olympiakos*
- Ajax*
The draw format
The draw will comprise 12 winners from each group alongside the runner ups (12) as well as eight third-placed sides from the Champions League who will drop into the Europa League knockout phase.
The clubs will be split into two pots, with the 12 group winners and the four best third-ranked teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage all seeded.
No team can play a club from their Europa League group or a side from the same national association at this stage.
The ties will take place over two legs, with the seeded teams at home in the second legs.
Other key dates
- February 18 & 25, 2021: Round of 32
- March 11 & 18, 2021: Round of 16
- April 8 & 15, 2021: Quarter-finals
- April 29 & May 6, 2021: Semi-finals
- May 26: Final (Gdansk, Poland)
Go Arsenal!
We cannot wait !!!