Ajax v Juventus Renew Rivalry

Juventus and Ajax, two traditional European powers have been drawn against each other in the Europa League. Juventus play AFC Ajax. The two reams have met in European Cup finals and their meeting is the highlight of the draw.

Shakhtar Donetsk’s bid to follow repeat their victory in last season’s UEFA Cup were drawn against Fulham. With the second leg at home, Shakhtar have to be favored to progress here.

The side Shakhtar beat in the final last season, Werder Bremen, will travel to play Steve Mclaren’s FC Twente side while FC Salzburg, the only side to finish the group stage with a 100 per cent record, were paired with Standard Liege. Hamburg, hoping to reach the final at their Hamburg Arena home, face PSV Eindhoven.

Among the eight sides transferring from the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool will take on Unirea Urziceni, and Marseille meet FC Copenhagen.

The draw for the round of 16 draw was also made today and there are potentially some really interesting games in the round of 16. The winners of Ajax v Juventus will meet either Fulham or Shakhtar, and if Valencia manage to beat Club Brugge they would meet Bremen.

EUROPA LEAGUE 1st Leg 18 Feb
Rubin Kazan v Hapoel Tel-Aviv – NO TICKETS AVAILABLE
Athletic Bilbao v Anderlecht – Buy Athletic de Bilbao – Anderlecht Tickets
FC Copenhagen v Marseille – Buy FC Copenhagen – Olympique Marseille Tickets
Panathinaikos v Roma – Buy Panathinaikos FC – AS Roma Tickets
Atletico Madrid v Galatasaray – Buy Atletico Madrid – Galatasaray Tickets
Ajax v Juventus – Buy Ajax v Juventus Tickets
Club Brugge v Valencia – Buy Club Brugge – Valencia Tickets
Fulham v Shakhtar Donetsk – Buy Fulham – Shakhtar Donetsk Tickets
Liverpool v Unirea Urziceni – Buy Liverpool v Unirea Urziceni Tickets
Hamburg v PSV – - Buy Hamburg v PSV Tickets
Villarreal v VfL Wolfsburg – Buy Villarreal v Wolfsburg Tickets
Standard Liege v SV Red Bull Salzburg – Buy Standard de Liege – Salzburg Tickets
FC Twente v Werder Bremen – Buy FC Twente – Werder Bremen Tickets
Lille v Fenerbahce – Buy Lille v Fenerbahce Tickets
Everton v Sporting – Buy Everton – Sporting Portugal Tickets
Hertha Berlin v Benfica – Buy Hertha BSC – Benfica Tickets

Europa League 2nd Leg 25 Feb
Hapoel Tel-Aviv v Rubin Kazan – NO TICKETS AVAILABLE
Anderlecht v Athletic Bilbao – Buy Anderlecht – Athletic de Bilbao Tickets
Marseille v FC Copenhagen – Buy Olympique Marseille – FC Copenhagen Tickets
Roma v Panathinaikos – Buy AS Roma – Panathinaikos Tickets
Galatasaray v Atletico Madrid – Buy Galatasaray – Atletico Madrid Tickets
Juventus v Ajax – Buy Juventus v Ajax Tickets
Valencia v Club Brugge – Buy Valencia – Club Brugge Tickets
Shakhtar Donetsk v Fulham – NO TICKETS AVAILABLE
Unirea Urziceni v Liverpool – NO TICKETS AVAILABLE
PSC v Hamburg – Buy PSV Eindhoven – Hamburger SV Tickets
VfL Wolfsburg v Villarreal – Buy Wolfsburg – Villarreal Tickets
SV Red Bull Salzburg v Standard Liege – Buy Salzburg – Standard de Liege Tickets
Werder Bremen v FC Twente – Buy Werder Bremen v FC Twente Tickets
Fenerbahce v Lille – Buy Fenerbahce v Lille Tickets
Sporting v Everton Buy Sporting Portugal – Everton Tickets
Benfica v Hertha Berlin – Buy Benfica – Hertha Berlin Tickets

EUROPA LEAGUE LAST 16 DRAW
Hamburg/PSV v Athletic Bilbao/Anderlecht
Rubin Kazan/Hapoel Tel Aviv v Villarreal/Wolfsburg
Atletico Madrid/Galatasaray v Everton/Sporting
Hertha Berlin/Benfica v FC Copenhagen/Marseille
Panathinaikos/Roma v Standard Liege/Salzburg
Lille/Fenerbahce v Liverpool/Unirea
Ajax/Juventus v Fulham/Shakhtar Donetsk
Club Brugge/Valencia v FC Twente/Werder Bremen

Ties to be played 11/18 March