These are the round of 16 matches

Draw it Stage 16 The Europa League included some interesting duels, and some old acquaintances, but not the big derby.

The two major candidates will travel to Prague, after Milan was drawn with Slavia, while Liverpool's Kosta Chimeca was drawn with Sparta.

Roma will host Italian coach Roberto De Gerbi and Brighton.

Freiburg were drawn with West Ham with Dinos Mavropanos and Sporting with Atalanta, two duos who also clashed in the group stage and already first in the Olympiacos group.

Marseille's match, now the top scorer in the tournament, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, against Villarreal, the defending champion last year in 2021, is wonderful, while the leaders of the German League and the only undefeated team this season in the major leagues, Leverkusen, will face the first. A team from Azerbaijan arrives in Karabakh.

Finally, Benfica, which lost the 2013 and 2014 finals, is searching for the title against Rangers, which also lost the 2008 and 2022 finals.

The duo in the round of 16

• Sparta – Liverpool
• Marseille – Villarreal
• Rome – Brighton
• Benfica – Rangers
• Freiburg – West Ham
• Sporting – Atalanta
• Milan – Slavia
• Garrabach – Leverkusen

The first matches will be held at the first team’s headquarters on March 7, and the second at the second team’s headquarters on the 14th of this month. Times will be announced by UEFA after consultation.

The final is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 22 May at the Aviva in Dublin.

Capacity groupss

• strong: West Ham, Brighton, Rangers, Atalanta, Liverpool, Villarreal, Slavia, Leverkusen.
• helpless: Freiburg, Garabach, Milan, Benfica, Roma, Marseille, Sparta, Sporting