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Europa League Round of 16 Draw, United, Arsenal in for an Easy Ride

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Europa League rounds of 16 draws was held and following Manchester United win over Barcelona, they will play another La Liga team Real Betis. United beat the La Liga leaders 2-1 at Old Trafford on Thursday to seal a 4-3 aggregate win in the play-off tie.

Premier League leaders Arsenal will play Portuguese top side Sporting CP, they will play the second leg of their tie at home after qualifying as group winners, while Manchester United host Betis at Old Trafford first.

The Europa League last-16 ties will take place on 9 and 16 March. Premier League leaders Arsenal avoided the knockout round play-offs by topping Group A with five wins from their six games.

Six-time winners Sevilla was drawn with Fenerbahce, while Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma will play Real Sociedad. The eight Europa League group winners were drawn against the eight clubs who came through the knockout round play-off matches, with clubs from the same association not allowed to be drawn against each other.

Europa League last-16 draw

Union Berlin v Union Saint-Gilloise

Sevilla v Fenerbahce

Juventus v Freiburg

Bayer Leverkusen v Ferencvaros

Sporting Lisbon v Arsenal

Manchester United v Real Betis

Roma v Real Sociedad

Shakhtar Donetsk v Feyenoord