Baku. 24 February. REPORT.AZ/ The UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw takes place today.
Report informs, the draw will also reveal opponent of “Beşiktaş”, the only Turkish club qualified for knock-out stage.
At the ceremony to start at 16:00 Baku time, all of 16 teams will be included in single pot irrespective of their ranking and country. The only possible limitation that might have been imposed - exclusion of game between Russian and Ukrainian clubs is ruled out as no Ukrainian club has been qualified for last 16.
Clubs included in draw are listed below:
"Ajax" (Netherlands)
"Anderlecht" (Belgium)
APOEL (Cyprus)
"Beşiktaş" (Turkey)
"Celta" (Spain)
"Genk" (Belçika)
"Gent" (Belgium)
"Copenhagen" (Denmark)
"Krasnodar" (Russia)
"Lion" (France)
"Manchester United" (England)
"Borussia" (Monchengladbach, Germany)
" Olympiakos" (Greece)
"Roma" (Italy)
"Rostov" (Russia)
"Schalke" (Germany)
Notably, the teams placed on first line in pairs will start the round with home game. 1/8 final matches will be played on March 9 and 16.