Who could play who in the playoffs and round of 16 of the Europa League knockout stages?

We know who will face who in the Europa League knockout stages now that the group stages are over. What does the future hold for Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, and Manchester United?

Rangers finished seventh against the odds, avoiding a late scare against Union SG and securing their spot in the round of 16. One of Anderlecht, Bodø/Glimt, Fenerbahçe, or Twente will be their opponent.

Following the introductions of Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo, Manchester United defeated Steaua Bucharest 2-0 to finish third in the Europa League group stage.

On March 6 and 13, United will play either Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, AZ Alkmaar, or Midtjylland in order to move straight to the round of 16.

After defeating Elfsborg 3-0, Tottenham will face either Midtjylland, AZ Alkmaar, Real Sociedad, or Olympiakos in the round of 16.

Spurs and Manchester United will not be able to meet until the final because of the draw's format.

The Europa League draw is when?

The Europa League playoff draw is scheduled for Friday, January 31 at around 12 a.m. UK and Irish time.

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The league's ninth through sixteenth-place teams will be seeded for the playoffs.

The seeded club will also have the advantage of playing the second leg at home when they take on an unseeded team that placed between 17th and 24th in the standings.

In the draw, teams will also be paired together, so the teams who placed ninth and tenth will face the teams that placed twenty-third or twenty-fourth.

Eleventh and twelfth-place teams will be picked to play either the 21st or 22nd-place teams, and so on.

In the last 16, where the recurring pattern of elimination rounds will continue until the final, the eight play-off winners will face the teams that placed in the top eight of the first league round.

The knockout stages are when?

On the weekdays of February 13 and 20, the Europa League play-offs will be played over two legs.

March 6 is the date of the Last-16 matches, while March 13 is the date of the second legs.

The return legs will take place on April 17 after the quarterfinals on April 10.

May 1 is the date of the semi-finals, while May 8 is the date of the second legs.

The Estadio de San Mames in Bilbao, Spain, will host the 2024–25 Europa League final on May 21, 2025.

Who might the British teams face in the round of 16 and who will they play in the next round?

Manchester United, in third place

Round of 16: against Olympiakos, Real Sociedad, AZ Alkmaar, or Midtjylland.

Tottenham (fourth place)

Round of 16: against Olympiakos, Real Sociedad, AZ Alkmaar, or Midtjylland.

Rangers (No. 8 in the ranking)

Round of 16: against Twente, Fenerbahce, Bodø/Glimt, or Anderlecht.

Which clubs have advanced to the next round?

Verified in the round of sixteen

Rangers, Lazio, Bilbao, Manchester United, Tottenham, Frankfurt, Lyon, and Olympiakos.

Verified in the playoffs' knockout phase

Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, Roma, Plzen, Ferencváros, Porto, Midtjylland, AZ Alkmaar, Union Saint-Gilloise, PAOK, Twente, Fenerbache, Bodø/Glimt, Anderlecht, Steaua, Ajax, and Galatasaray.

Eliminated Teams

Hoffenheim, Besiktas, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Dynamo Kyiv, Nice, Qarabag, Ludogorets, Malmo, Slavia Prague, RFS, Braga, IF Elfsborg, and Hoffenheim.