This is how the teams qualified

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We take a look back at what happened on Thursday in the Europa League. The teams that qualified as group winners did not play, but the runners-up faced the teams that dropped out of the Champions League.

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This is how the teams qualified
We take a look back at what happened on Thursday in the Europa League. The teams that qualified as group winners did not play, but the runners-up faced the teams that dropped out of the Champions League.
The big surprise came from Manchester United, who knocked Barcelona out after winning the second leg 2-1 (the first leg was 2-2). Sevilla lost 2-0 to PSV, but a 3-0 win in the first leg saw them through to the last 16. Rennes and Shakhtar repeated the 2-1 scoreline from the first and second legs. The Ukrainian side won on penalties.
Sporting CP overcame Midtjylland (0-4) after a 1-1 draw in the first match. Monaco-Bayer Leverkusen was also decided from the penalty spot, with both round of 32 clashes ending 2-3. The German side finally made it through.
Juve, who visited Nantes after a 1-1 draw in the first leg, made no mistake in the second leg. A 3-0 win saw the 'bianconeri' through to the next round. Ajax failed to make it through: they drew 0-0 with Union Berlin in the first leg and the Germans won 1-3 in the second leg.
Roma, finally, booked their place in the last 16 despite going down 1-0 to Salzburg in the first leg. They bounced back in the second leg and came from behind to win 2-0 and advance to the last 16.
Round of 16 dates
The first leg matches are scheduled for Thursday 9th March. The return fixtures will take place a week later, on the 16th. Four matches will take place at 18.45 and the remaining four at 21.00.
This is how the draw will work
The eight teams that qualified from the group stage (Real Betis, Real Sociedad, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Feyenoord, Freiburg, Ferencvaros, Fenerbahçe and Arsenal) plus those that won their round of 32 fixture (Sevilla, Sporting CP, Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, Roma, Union Berlin, Manchester United and Shakhtar Donetsk) will enter the draw. The group winners will be the top seeds and will play at home in the second leg. There is one condition: teams belonging to the same federation cannot be paired together. In other words, there can be no Sevilla-Betis or Juve-Roma.
These are the teams that are still alive in the Europa League
Betis
Real Sociedad
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Feyenoord
Freiburg
Ferencvaros
Fenerbahçe
Arsenal
Sevilla
Sporting CP
Bayer Leverkusen
Juventus
Roma
Union Berlin
Manchester United
Shakhtar Donetsk
We take a brief look at the clubs that have made it to the last 16.
Good morning! The draw for the last 16 of this year's Europa League kicks off at 12.00 CET, and we at BeSoccer are ready for it!

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