With the duel between Manchester United and Milan as a duel, the draw for the Europa League qualifiers took place
Pairs in the round of 16 of the Europa League after the draw took place on Friday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland):
In turn, Edson Alvarez, with Ajax, will face Young Boys. The Dutch club reached this stage after leaving Lille, France, on the road.
The star tie will have Manchester United and Milan. The English, eliminated last year in the semifinals by Sevilla, reach the round of 16 after escaping from Real Sociedad with the overwhelming 0-4 in the first round, and the Italians with some difficulties, thanks to 2-2 in the first round in the field of the Red Star, which equalized (1-1) last night at the San Siro.
🔥 Shooting in the eighth! 🔥
The best game? 🤩#UELdraw pic.twitter.com/LlPsMyZjgo
– UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) February 26, 2021
The Roma of Pau López, Pedro Rodríguez and Borja Mayoral, after defeating the Portuguese Braga, will play the step with the Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk, champion of 2009 who just eliminated without complications Maccabi Tel Aviv and Tottenham with Dinamo de Zágreb.
Granada, the second Spanish representative after the elimination of Real Sociedad, received UEFA congratulations before the draw for the results obtained so far at their debut in Europe and, curiously, they were paired with the other debutant, the Norwegian Molde.
With seven wins in the 11 games they played, Diego Martínez’s team left Napoli out last night. The Italians won 2-1, but 2-0 of the Andalusians in the first round ended the continental career of Gennaro Gattuso’s men.
The games will be played on March 11 and 18.
The last time Manchester United faced Milan was in 2010 in the eighth round of the Champions League. The Red Devils defeated Ronaldinho, Beckham and Pirlo’s Milan 7-2 in total.
The draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals will take place on March 19.
The final will be played on Wednesday, May 26, at the Polish stadium in Gdansk to relieve Sevilla, the last champion and dominator of the six-title competition.