Arsenal and Chelsea will fancy their chances of progressing in the Europa League after being drawn against Bate Borisov and Malmö respectively in the last-32 of the competition, while Celtic face a tricky tie with Valencia.
Unai Emery’s side must make the trip to Belarus to face Bate – who finished as runners-up in Chelsea’s group and boast former Arsenal midfielder Alex Hleb in their ranks – for the first leg on 14 February before the return at the Emirates Stadium a week later.
Maurizio Sarri’s side face a shorter journey to Sweden for a tie against Malmö, who are managed by the former Manchester city striker Uwe Rösler and finished ahead of Besiktas in their group but should not represent too difficult a task for Chelsea, who won this competition in 2013.
Celtic’s reward for reaching the last 32 ahead of the German side RB Leipzig will be another tough encounter with Valencia, who were one of the eight sides to drop into the Europa League after finishing third in their Champions League group behind Juventus and Manchester United. Marcelino García Toral’s side are struggling in 14th place in La Liga but Celtic will be wary of underestimating their opponents having been knocked out of the completion at this stage last season by Zenit St Petersburg.
There are 10 former winners in the last 32, including Chelsea. Some big sides have been drawn against each other. Five-time champions Sevilla play Lazio and former winners Shakhtar Donetsk and Eintracht Frankfurt meet each other, while Benfica and Galatasaray have been drawn in opposition.
Europa League Round of 32 First Leg
Viktoria Plzeň v Dinamo Zagreb – Buy Europa League Tickets
Club Brugge v Salzburg- Buy Europa League Tickets
Rapid Wien v Internazionale- Buy Europa League Tickets
Slavia Praha v Genk- Buy Europa League Tickets
Krasnodar v Leverkusen- Buy Europa League Tickets
Zürich v Napoli – Buy Europa League Tickets
Malmö v Chelsea- Buy Europa League Tickets
Shakhtar Donetsk v Eintracht Frankfurt- Buy Europa League Tickets
Celtic v Valencia- Buy Europa League Tickets
Rennes v Real Betis- Buy Europa League Tickets
Olympiacos v Dynamo Kyiv- Buy Europa League Tickets
Lazio v Sevilla- Buy Europa League Tickets
Fenerbahçe v Zenit- Buy Europa League Tickets
Sporting CP v Villarreal- Buy Europa League Tickets
BATE Borisov v Arsenal- Buy Europa League Tickets
Galatasaray v Benfica- Buy Europa League Tickets
Europa League Round of 32 Second Leg
Dinamo Zagreb v Viktoria Plzeň- Buy Europa League Tickets
Salzburg v Club Brugge- Buy Europa League Tickets
Internazionale v Rapid Wien- Buy Europa League Tickets
Genk v Slavia Praha- Buy Europa League Tickets
Leverkusen v Krasnodar- Buy Europa League Tickets
Napoli v Zurich – Buy Europa League Tickets
Chelsea v Malmo – Buy Europa League Tickets
Eintracht Frankfurt v Shakhtar Donetsk- Buy Europa League Tickets
Valencia v Celtic – Buy Europa League Tickets
Real Betis v Rennes – Buy Europa League Tickets
Dynamo Kyiv (v Olympiacos- Buy Europa League Tickets
Sevilla v Lazio- Buy Europa League Tickets
Zenit v Fenerbahçe – Buy Europa League Tickets
Villarreal v Sporting – Buy Europa League Tickets
Arsenal v Bate – Buy Europa League Tickets
Benfica v Galatasaray – Buy Europa League Tickets
