Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton have discovered their opponents for the last-16 stage of this year’s .
Six-time European champions Liverpool will do battle with Sparta Prague for a place in the quarter-finals, while Brighton prepare to take on Serie A giants Roma and Brighton face Bundesliga outfit Freiburg.
Elsewhere, Philippe Clement’s Rangers side have been paired with Portuguese champions Benfica after going through as Group C winners.
The three clubs, plus Rangers, are all seeded heading into the knockout phase and will therefore be on the road for their respective first legs on March 7.
They will then entertain their opponents in the second leg of their last-16 ties on March 14 – ahead of April’s quarter-finals.
All four British teams progressed through as group winners, with – last year’s Europa Conference League champions – amassing 15 points after picking up five victories from six games under .
Liverpool, meanwhile, won four of their six matches in Group E, suffering shock defeats away to Toulouse and Union Saint-Gilloise before the knockout phase.
This year’s Europa League final takes place at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium in the Republic of Ireland on May 22.
’s learned they will clash with Ajax – four-time conquerers of Europe – in the Europa Conference League last-16 draw, which took place shortly after the Europa League draw at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Europa League last-16 draw
Sparta Prague v Liverpool
Marseille v Villarreal
Roma v Brighton
Benfica v Rangers
Freiburg v West Ham
Sporting v Atalanta
AC Milan v Slavia Prague
Qarabag v Bayer Leverkusen
Europa Conference League last-16 draw
Servette v Viktoria Plzen
Ajax v Aston Villa
Molde v Club Brugge
Union Saint-Gilloise v Fenerbahce
Dinamo Zagreb v PAOK
Sturm Graz v Lille
Maccabi Haifa v Fiorentina
Olympiakos v Maccabi Tel Aviv
When is the Europa League knockout stage?
Round of 16: March 7 and 14 2024
Quarter-finals: April 11 and 18 2024
Semi-finals: May 2 and 9 2024
Final: May 22 2024 (Aviva Stadium in Dublin)
Quarter-final and semi-final draws: March 15 2024
When is the Europa Conference League knockout stage?
Round of 16: March 7 and 14 2024
Quarter-finals: April 11 and 18 2024
Semi-finals: May 2 and 9 2024
Final: May 29 2024 (AEK Arena in Athens)
Quarter-final and semi-final draws: March 15 2024
How to watch Europa fixtures in the UK
TNT Sports hold the rights to the Europa League and the Europa Conference League in the UK, showing every match live from the group stage through to the both finals at the end of May.
The broadcaster also provides coverage of every Champions League fixture, with Europe’s premier competition concluding at Wembley on June 1.
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