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That concludes our coverage of the Round of 16 draw.

Stick with VAVEL this weekend for comprehensive coverage of Premier League Matchweek 28. 

28 February 2020 12:29 PM GMT

A reminder that these ties will be played on Thursday 12 and Thursday 19 March. 

28 February 2020 12:28 PM GMT

Who will be happiest?

Manchester United's odds of winning this competition will just have been slashed.

LASK have pulled off some very impressive results this season - perhaps most notably a 4-1 win at home to PSV in November - and they top the Austrian Bundesliga.

So won't necessarily be easy for United, but if they could have picked an opponent, the newcomers would certainly have been in the discussion.

28 February 2020 12:27 PM GMT

Tie of the round?

The pick of the bunch there has to be Sevilla against Roma. Both teams have real European pedigree and it should be very closely-matched.

Other eye-catching ties include Rangers vs Leverkusen, where the Scots will look to pull off a huge upset, and Olympiacos vs Wolves. Can they succeed where Arsenal  spectacularly failed?

28 February 2020 12:22 PM GMT

The draw in full

Istanbul Basaksehir vs FC Copenhagen | Olympiacos vs Wolves | Rangers vs Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg vs Shakhtar | Inter vs Getafe | Sevilla vs Roma | Frankfurt/Salzburg vs Basel | LASK vs Manchester United.

28 February 2020 12:18 PM GMT

LASK vs Manchester United

And finally, a perfect draw for United against the debutants. 

28 February 2020 12:17 PM GMT

Frankfurt OR Salzburg vs Basel

Basel will find out their opponents this evening.

28 February 2020 12:16 PM GMT

Sevilla vs Roma

That should be a cracking tie.

28 February 2020 12:16 PM GMT

Inter vs Getafe

3rd in Italy vs 5th in Spain.

28 February 2020 12:15 PM GMT

Wolfsburg vs Shakhtar

Halfway through the draw now.

28 February 2020 12:14 PM GMT

Rangers vs Bayer Leverkusen

A huge test for Gerrard's men. 

28 February 2020 12:14 PM GMT

Olympiacos vs Wolves

Another English opponent for Arsenal's conquerors!

28 February 2020 12:13 PM GMT

Istanbul Basaksehir vs FC Copenhagen

Two sides who produced memorable comebacks on Thursday night...

28 February 2020 12:12 PM GMT

Here we go...

28 February 2020 12:11 PM GMT

Dietmar Hamann, a UEFA Cup and Champions League winner with Liverpool, will be lending a hand with the draw today. 

28 February 2020 12:07 PM GMT

We're currently watching footage of the highlights of R32 as we await the start of the draw...

28 February 2020 12:03 PM GMT

That's all for now, then. Check back at midday on Friday for our live coverage. The draw should begin at a few minutes past the hour, once UEFA have set out their procedural rules. 

27 February 2020 11:31 PM GMT

How to watch the draw

The draw will be broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK and on the official UEFA website.

But stick with us for instant analysis. 

27 February 2020 11:30 PM GMT

Two teams to watch

Let's pick out one particularly mouthwatering potential combination: Rangers vs Manchester United.

What a spectacle that would be at Ibrox, and then the Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard would take his team to Old Trafford.

Fingers crossed for match-ups like that!

27 February 2020 11:26 PM GMT

When will the games be played?

The first legs are set for Thursday, 12 March and the second legs for the following week.

This will realign the competition with its big brother, the Champions League. 

27 February 2020 11:24 PM GMT

The key difference

Now that it's the Round of 16, there are no more seedings. That means, to put it simply, anyone can meet anyone.

27 February 2020 11:21 PM GMT

So who is in the hat?

A rundown of the sides involved then:

Basel

Copenhagen

Getafe

Inter

Istanbul Basaksehir

LASK

Leverkusen

Manchester United

Olympiacos

Rangers

Sevilla

Shakhtar

Wolfsburg

Wolves

Eintracht OR Salzburg

27 February 2020 11:17 PM GMT

One tie still to be played

There will be one unconfirmed tie on Friday afternoon, with Salzburg set to meet Frankfurt at 18.00 in a fixture rearranged due to a storm warning.

Frankfurt should progress after winning the first leg 4-1. 

27 February 2020 11:15 PM GMT

The big stories of the Round of 32

It was a dramatic night of second legs on Thursday, with perhaps the biggest upset coming at the Emirates, where Olympiacos stunned Arsenal moments after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang thought he had secured the Gunners' spot in the last 16. 

Elsewhere, 2019 Champions League semifinalists Ajax fell to Getafe and Istanbul Basaksehir overturned a 3-1 first-leg deficit to knock out Sporting. 

There were varying fortunes for Glasgow rivals Rangers and Celtic, the former pulling off a memorable victory over Braga before the latter were dumped out by Copenhagen on home soil following two late goals for the visitors.

Roma, Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester United, Inter Milan and Sevilla all made it safely through. 

27 February 2020 11:14 PM GMT

When is the draw?

We'll have live updates from 12.00 UK time. That's when the draw gets underway in Nyon, Switzerland. 

27 February 2020 11:05 PM GMT

Welcome

Hello and welcome to VAVEL UK's live text commentary of 2019/20 Europa League Round of 16 draw. 

I'm David Comerford and I'll be taking you through the ties as they emerge from the hat. 

27 February 2020 11:03 PM GMT
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