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SC Freiburg has hit the jackpot: Breisgau will meet Italian record champions Juventus Turin in the round of 16 of the Europa League. Union Berlin faces Union St. Giloise. The Berliners had to compete against the Belgians in the group phase. Bayer Leverkusen meets Ferencvaros Budapest. That was the result of the European Football Union (UEFA) draw on Friday in Nyon.
Turin finished only third in the group stage of the Champions League, behind Paris St. Germain and Benfica Lisbon. After the “relegation” to the Europa League, the old lady prevailed in the intermediate round against FC Nantes. In Serie A, coach Massimiliano Allegri’s team is only seventh after Juve were deducted 15 points for accounting fraud.
Berlin knows the Belgian runner-up St. Gilloise only too well. In the two duels in the group phase, the away team won 1-0. Leverkusen also know the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents. Last season’s Europa League group stage saw a win at home against Ferencvaros (2-1) and a defeat in Budapest (0-1).
Freiburg must first play away, Union and Bayer have home advantage in the first leg. Leverkusen and Berlin prevailed in the intermediate round, Freiburg qualified directly for the round of 16 as group winners.
The round of 16 first leg will be played on March 9th, with the second leg taking place a week later (March 16th). The next day, the quarter-final pairings will be drawn, which are on the program in April (13th and 20th). The final will take place in Budapest on May 31st. The search is then for the successor to last year’s winner Eintracht Frankfurt.
Europa League: Draw for the round of 16 in the live ticker to read – the pairings in the round of 16
| Team 1 | Team 2 |
| Union Berlin | Union Saint-Gilloise |
| FC Sevilla | Fenerbahce SK |
| Juventus Turin | SC Freiburg |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Ferencvaros Budapest |
| Sporting Lissabon | FC Arsenal |
| Manchester United | Real Betis |
| AS Rom | Royal Society San Sebastian |
| Shakhtar Donezk | Feyenoord Rotterdam |
The votes for the draw
Christian Streich (Coach SC Freiburg): “It’s definitely a high point for our club. We’re happy to be playing them, the stadium will be full. It’s going to be a great event. There’s a chance against Juventus too because we’re still playing 11-a-side. For to progress, everything has to come together.”
Vincenzo Grifo (midfielder SC Freiburg): “Juventus Turin is an amazing team, they have an incredible history, a lot of great players and a cool stadium – you always dream of playing against teams like that. Of course I’m also happy to see a few colleagues with whom I played in the national team. We go there with a lot of euphoria.”
Oliver Ruhnert (Managing Director Professional Football Union Berlin): “A draw is not a wish concert. It’s now Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, who we played against in the group stage, and they’re the only team that has won a game at An der Alten Försterei in a long time. That’s why we also have something to make up in the first leg. I think it will be a very open game between two teams with a similar style of play. Our aim must be to get a good result in the first leg.”
Simon Rolfes (Sports Managing Director Bayer Leverkusen): “They’re good opponents. They finished first in the group with Monaco, that says a lot. It’s an attractive task and we’re going about it with confidence. We played against Ferencvaros not that long ago. They were two close games .”
Europa League: Draw for the round of 16 in the live ticker to read
Conclusion: A cracker from a German point of view with Juventus Turin as an opponent for Freiburg, but also two tasks that are feasible on paper with Union Saint-Gilloise (against Union) and Ferencvaros (Leverkusen). In addition, there were a few duels that we can probably call “at eye level”. We can certainly look forward to a lot of excitement and goals in the round of 16! By the way, the games will already take place on March 9th and 16th, the quarter-finals and semi-finals will then be drawn on March 17th. Of course we are always there live!
Round of 16 8: This leaves Shakhtar Donetsk against Feyenoord Rotterdam as the last duel.
Round of 16 7: It continues with the winner of the Conference League 2022, AS Roma. There is also a Spanish opponent here, Real Sociedad.
Round of 16 6: Short way to the next lot, because we stay in England: Manchester United. The Red Devils face next Spanish opponents Real Betis.
Round of 16 5: The action continues as Sporting Lisbon meet England’s surprise team of the season, Arsenal FC.
Round of 16 4: Did you know that? No team has played more Europa League games than Bayer Leverkusen. How many are added this season? The Werkself are definitely favorites for the quarter-finals against Ferencvaros.
Round of 16 3: Juventus Turin is better known among the last 16 in the Champions League.
Round of 16 2: Well, we know them all too well among the last 16 in the Europa League: FC Sevilla. The Andalusians are drawn to Fenerbahce.
Round of 16 1: And then it starts – with Union Berlin! It is the first time that the Irons are in the round of 16 in Europe. And we predicted it a bit: it goes against Union Saint-Gilloise. They have never been in the last 16 either.
Draw: There is also German participation in the draw, Head of Club Competitions and Calendar Tobias Hedtstück now presents the technical rules – you are already well prepared if you have read the rules in the preliminary reports well.
Cohesion: Then the deputy general secretary of UEFA Giorgio Marchetti enters and first addresses a few words to those affected in Syria and Turkey. The Italian emphasizes the power of cohesion in football. After only two sentences, however, he gets back to business and introduces the final ambassador, Zoltan Gera. The 2023 final will be held on May 31 in Hungary’s capital, Budapest.
Beginning: It starts, Pedro Pinto welcomes the guests and club representatives in Nyon. After a short welcome speech, the remaining 16 teams are introduced again. The usual, expected procedure at a draw.
rule knowledge: This inevitably brings us to the rules of the draw. In addition to seeded and unseeded teams, there is really only one thing to consider: teams from the same association cannot meet, so a German duel between Freiburg and Union or Leverkusen is out of the question. According to UEFA (the Kicker reported), clashes between clubs that had already played against each other in the group are already possible. So for Union Berlin there could be a reunion with Union Saint-Gilloise.
Chronicler duty: This means that eight winners from the play-offs have been named, they all share the pot of the unseeded teams and first have to play a home game in the round of 16. In the pot of seeded teams, on the other hand, are the winners from the group stage, who can count on the support of the home fans in the second leg: Sport-Club Freiburg, Arsenal Football Club, Real Betis and Real Sociedad, Feyenoord Rotterdam, the Belgian Union Saint -Gilloise, the Turkish runners-up Fenerbahce, and Ferencvaros from Hungary.
And otherwise? Roma turned Salzburg 0-1 and beat the Red Bulls 2-0 in the second leg, Juventus deservedly progressed after 1-1 and 3-0 against Nantes, as did Sporting Lisbon after 1-1 and 4-0 against Midtjylland. It remained tense until the end between Stade Rennes and Shakhtar Donetsk, where the Ukrainians prevailed on penalties (2-1, 1-2, 5-4). Was not the round of the French, with Monaco, Rennes and Nantes all remaining Ligue 1 representatives said goodbye prematurely.
Of ants and good horses: The duel between Manchester United and FC Barcelona, not so long ago still a Champions League final, of course outshined everything, at least when it came to the size of the clubs. In comparison, the decisive scorer Antony is just a dwarf at 1.74, ManUnited’s “Ant-Man” so to speak. Seis drum, after 2: 2 in the Camp Nou, the Red Devils bowled the CL relegated Barca out of the competition with a 2: 1 in Old Trafford. FC Sevilla were luckier, who, well, didn’t cover themselves with glory in the 0-2 draw in Eindhoven, but also brought a 3-0 lead with them. Seville and the Europa League: never jump higher than you have to, but still win in the end. They could paint a horse in their logo.
Rückblick: Yesterday was an evening that – especially from a German point of view – actually advertised this competition and the play-offs! Bayer Leverkusen first prevailed in a small crime thriller against Monaco 5: 3 after penalties, whereby it should be emphasized that ten goals (2: 3 in Leverkusen, 2: 3 in Monaco) had already been scored in the regular 180 minutes. And then Union Berlin also prevailed (surprisingly for some) against Ajax, building on the 0-0 in Amsterdam, the Irons celebrated a 3-1 triumph at the Alte Försterei in front of a full house.
Europa League: draw for the round of 16 in the live ticker today – before the start
Before start: Only yesterday did the playoffs for the Europa League knockout phase come to an end. Now that the 16 round of 16 have been determined, the draw can begin today. A pairing is always formed with a group winner, who is thus drawn directly into the round of 16, and a winner from the playoffs. With SC Freiburg, Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin, three Bundesliga clubs are still in the running for the prestigious trophy. With SC Freiburg, Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin, three Bundesliga clubs are still in the running for the prestigious trophy. Clubs from the same association are not yet allowed to play against each other in the round of 16. In addition, the eight group winners have home advantage in the second leg.
Before start: The event starts at 1 p.m. German time in Nyon, Switzerland.
Before start: Hello and welcome to the Europa League Round of 16 Draw.
Europa League: Draw for the round of 16 today on TV and live stream
The draw for the Europa League round of 16 is today Sky on the transmitter Sky Sport News (HD) to see. The broadcast will start at 12:55 p.m. The draw will also be streamed live Sky transfer. Two paid options enable you to access the live stream: on SkyGo-Subscription or WOW.
UEFA will also take care of broadcasting the draw itself. At uefa.tv a live stream will be provided.
Europa League, Round of 16: The teams at a glance
| group winner | Playoff Winner |
| FC Arsenal | Union Berlin |
| Real Betis | Manchester United |
| Fenerbahce SK | Juventus Turin |
| Ferencvaros Budapest | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | AS Rom |
| Royal Society San Sebastian | FC Sevilla |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | Shakhtar Donezk |
| SC Freiburg | Sporting Lissabon |
