Against whom is Barcelona? Now: Europa League draw

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Europa League draw kicks off (Reuters)

Europa League draw kicks off (Reuters)

Who will meet Barcelona in the Europa League? After being relegated in the home leg of the Champions League for the first time in 21 years, the Catalans are taking part in the draw for the playoffs of the Europa League and are waiting to find out who their opponent will be in the second most important factory.

Barça, like all the teams that finished in third place in the home stage of the Champions League and were relegated to the Europa League, are participating in the draw as non-ranked. These eight teams were joined in the draw by the eight runners-up from the home stage of the second most important factory, who are ranked and finally the eight winners at the end of the double encounters will advance to the quarterfinals. There they will be joined by the first of the houses in the Europa League.

The only restriction in the draw is that teams from the same country can not meet, which means that Barça will avoid a meeting with Real Sociedad or Betis. Xavi and his players hope not to get Lazio and especially Napoli. Other options for the Catalans are: Braga, Dynamo Zagreb, Olympiacos and Rangers.

Unknown factory.  Xavi (Reuters)Unknown factory. Xavi (Reuters)

Dortmund may also accept Napoli or Lazio when for them Sociedad and Betis are also possible options. The Italian duo may also be drawn against Sevilla, Leipzig and Porto, among others. The first game will take place on February 17 and the rematch a week later, which will be hosted by the ranked teams.

The non-ranked groups: Barcelona, ​​Sevilla, Dortmund, Atlanta, Leipzig, Porto, Sheriff Tiraspol and Zenit St. Petersburg.

Rated groups: Napoli, Real Sociedad, Betis, Lazio, Braga, Dynamo Zagreb, Olympiacos and Rangers.

The teams that qualified directly for the quarterfinals: Lyon, Monaco, West Ham, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Spartak Moscow, Glatsray and the Red Star Belgrade.

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