United edged a thrilling playoff with Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate thanks to a 2-1 win at Old Trafford in today’s second leg and remain in the hunt for four trophies this season as they continue to improve under coach Erik ten Hag.
The English side is looking to secure its first trophy since its 2017 Europa League triumph under Jose Mourinho, with the Portuguese’s current side AS Roma pitted against Real Socieded in this season’s last 16.
Arsenal sailed through the Europa League group stages, winning five of their six group matches and take on Sporting next, who overcame Denmark’s FC Midtjylland in their playoff.
Serie A giants Juventus progressed through the playoffs at Nantes’ expense thanks to a hattrick from Argentine forward Angel Di Maria in the second leg in France, and will face Germany’s Freiburg next.
Record six-time winners Sevilla are again in the mix, and must negotiate a way past Turkish side Fenerbahce to reach the last eight of this year’s competition.
The following is the draw for the Europa League last 16 which was held in Nyon, Switzerland today:
- Union Berlin v Union Saint-Gilloise
- Sevilla v Fenerbahce
- Juventus v Freiburg
- Bayer Leverkusen v Ferencvaros
- Sporting v Arsenal
- Manchester United v Real Betis
- AS Roma v Real Sociedad
- Shakhtar Donetsk v Feyenoord
The first legs of the last 16 ties will be played on March 9 and the second legs on March 16.
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