Manchester United have been drawn Friday to play Actual Sociedad of Spain within the final 16 of this season’s Europa League, whereas Rangers will tackle Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce, and Tottenham Hotspur face AZ Alkmaar. Ruben Amorim‘s United are struggling within the Premier League this season however completed third within the league part of the Europa League. They’ll journey to San Sebastian for the primary leg on March 6 earlier than the return every week later in opposition to a Actual Sociedad aspect who reached this stage after beating Midtjylland of Denmark within the play-off spherical. The golf equipment have met a number of instances in European competitors lately, with United successful a Europa League knockout part play-off tie in 2021 earlier than either side every gained away from dwelling within the group stage in 2022/23. Additionally they confronted off within the Champions League group stage in 2013.
Whoever wins will advance to a last-eight tie in opposition to both Lyon or FCSB. The Romanians misplaced 2-0 at dwelling to United of their final sport within the group part final month.
Fenerbahce will welcome overwhelmed 2022 finalists Rangers to Istanbul for the primary leg of their tie in a contest coach Mourinho gained with United in 2017. He additionally gained its predecessor, the UEFA Cup, as Porto boss in 2003.
If Fenerbahce win, Mourinho may come up within the quarter-finals in opposition to considered one of his outdated golf equipment in Roma, with whom he gained the Europa Convention League in 2022.
Nevertheless, Claudio Ranieri’s Roma face a tricky process within the final 16 in opposition to Athletic Bilbao, who’re decided to go all the way in which to this season’s ultimate, which will likely be performed at their San Mames dwelling on Might 21.
Spurs will go to the Netherlands for the primary leg of their last-16 tie in opposition to AZ, who they defeated 1-0 within the league part in October.
In the event that they win, Ange Postecoglou’s crew might be again within the Netherlands within the quarter-finals, with the victors in that tie taking part in both Ajax or 2022 event winners Eintracht Frankfurt.
Spurs and Manchester United can’t meet till the ultimate, however the Outdated Trafford membership may face both Mourinho’s Fenerbahce or Rangers within the final 4.
Final season’s Convention League winners Olympiakos of Greece will play Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt within the final 16, for the precise to tackle both Lazio — who completed first within the league part — or Viktoria Plzen of the Czech Republic within the quarters.
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