What opponents may MU meet in the next round of the Europa League?

Which opponents Man United will likely face in the 1/16 round of the Europa League?

What opponents can MU meet in the Europa League?

Man United had a great chance to make it through the Champions League group stage. It leads the standings until the final round. However, the defeat against RB Leipzig caused the coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to be knocked down to 3rd place. The team had to attend the Europa League playground from round 1/16. This is a result that did not make the fans disappointed.

According to the format, 32 teams participating in the round of 1/16 Europa League will be divided into 2 groups. The seed group includes 12 top teams and 4 3rd teams with the best results from the Champions League. UEFA’s regulations state that teams in the seed group will be drawn randomly to pair with teams that are not in the seed group. The 1st seed group will play the second leg at home.

Teams from the same country, football federation, or group will not be able to meet in round 1/16 of the Europa League

As known, Man United in the group stage of the Champions League has 9 points. Ajax, Club Brugge, Shakhtar Donetsk are the four teams with the highest performance and are in the 1st seed group.

In addition to the 4 names falling from the Champions League, The first seed group also has eight top teams, namely AS Roma, Arsenal, Leverkusen, Rangers, PSV, Napoli, Leicester, AC Milan, Villarreal, Tottenham, Dinamo Zagreb, and Hoffenheim.

Dynamo Kiev, Krasnodar, Olympiacos, and RB Salzburg is the fourth-ranked teams in the Champions League. They had poor performance in group 2 with eight second-place Europa League teams, Young Boys, Molde, Slavia Prague, Benfica, Granada, Real Sociedad. , Braga, Lille, Maccabi Tel-aviv, Royal Antwerp, Wolfsberger AC and Crvena Zvezda.

With the above list, it can be seen that Man United will have the opportunity to meet 16 teams. They are Dynamo Kiev, Krasnodar, Olympiacos, RB Salzburg, Young Boys, Molde, Slavia Prague, Benfica, Granada, Real Sociedad, Braga, Lille, Maccabi Tel-aviv, Royal Antwerp, Wolfsberger AC, and Crvena Zvezda.

The draw for the 16th round of the Europa League this season will be held on December 14, 2020. It takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. According to the scheduled schedule, round 1/16 will still take place in the first and second round. First leg matches take place on February 18, 2021, and then one week later on February 25, 2021.