With the duel between Manchester United and Milan as the main dishes, the draw for the round of 16 of the Europa League took place.
Pairings of the round of 16 of the Europa League after the draw held this Friday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland):
For its part, Edson Alvarez, with Ajax, will face the Young Boys. The Dutch club came to this instance after leaving on the road in Lille, France.
The star qualifier will be played by Manchester United and Milan. The English, eliminated last year in the semifinals by Sevilla, reach the round of 16 after losing to Real Sociedad with the convincing 0-4 first leg, and the Italians with some difficulties, thanks to the 2-2 first leg at the Red Star field, which last night tied (1-1) in San Siro.
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The Roma of Pau López, Pedro Rodríguez and Borja Mayoral, after beating the Portuguese Braga, will play the passage with the Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk, 2009 champion who has just eliminated Maccabi Tel Aviv without complications and Tottenham with Dinamo of Zagreb.
Granada, the second Spanish representative after the elimination of the Real Sociedad, received congratulations from UEFA before the draw for the results achieved so far in their debut in Europe and curiously was paired with the other debutant, the Norwegian Mold.
With seven wins in the 11 games he has played, Diego Martínez’s team left out last night in Naples. The Italians won 2-1 but the 2-0 of the Andalusians in the first leg put an end to the continental trajectory of the men of Gennaro Gattuso.
The matches will be played on March 11 and 18.
The last time Manchester United faced Milan was in 2010 in the round of 16 of the Champions League. The Red Devils beat Ronaldinho, Beckham and Pirlo 7-2 overall in Milan.
The draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals will be held on March 19.
The final will be played on Wednesday 26 May at the Polish stadium in Gdansk to replace Sevilla, the last champion and dominator of the competition with six titles.