The draw for the Europa League eights, the competition in which no Romanian is involved

The draw for the Europa League eights, the competition in which no Romanian is involved

The draw for the Europa League round of 16 took place today at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. Liverpool, the favorite of the competition, lost to Sparta Prague. Milan will play a “double” with another Czech team, Slavia Prague, and Leverkusen, the leader of the Bundesliga, come across Qarabag.

The best matches will be contested in a double leg, the round will take place on March 7, the return leg on March 14. The draw for the quarterfinals of the Europa League, a competition in which no Romanian player is involved, will take place on March 15. The final will take place on May 22, at the Dublin Arena.

Europa League, round of 16

Sparta Prague – Liverpool

Marseille – Villarreal

Rome – Brighton

Benfica – Rangers

Freiburg – West Ham

Sporting Lisbon – Atalanta

AC Milan – Slavia Prague

Qarabag – Leverkusen

Adrian Stoica

Adrian Stoica

Adrian is the founder and the visionary behind Cluj Napoca, a media platform committed to capturing and sharing the vibrant stories of Cluj-Napoca and Romania with an international audience. A graduate in international journalism from the University of Bucharest and holder of a Master’s in Cultural Studies from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Adrian has a robust educational background that equips him to understand and analyze the complexities of his native region's culture and history.