Barcelona and Manchester United are set to face each other in the Europa League knockout round play-offs following the conclusion of the draw on Monday afternoon.

Barca didn’t make it out of the group stage of the Champions League and will play in the Europa League for the second season in a row. United, meanwhile, finished second in their Europa League group.

The last time these two clubs played each other was in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in 2018–19. Barca won 4-0 overall.

They have played each other in the finals of the Champions League twice and the final of the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1991, but this will be the first time they have met in the Europa League.

The winners of the eight play-off games in the knockout round will move on to the last 16. The eight Europa League group winners automatically made it to the last 16.

After dropping out of Europe’s top club competition, Juventus will play French club Nantes in a rematch of the Champions League semi-final that the Italians won in 1996.

Sevilla will play PSV Eindhoven. Sevilla has won the Europa League or its predecessor, the UEFA Cup, a record six times.

Union Berlin, a top team in the Bundesliga, will play Ajax, while Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine will play Rennes of France.

Bayer Leverkusen will play Monaco, and Red Bull Salzburg will face Jose Mourinho’s Roma.

Premier League leaders Arsenal, Real Betis, Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium, Real Sociedad, Feyenoord, Freiburg, and Ferencvaros have already made it to the round of 16.

The Europa League final for this season will be held in Budapest on May 31, next year.

Europa League knockout round play-offs draw:

Barcelona (ESP) v Manchester United (ENG)

Juventus (ITA) v Nantes (FRA)

Sporting (POR) v Midtjylland (DEN)

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Rennes (FRA)

Ajax (NED) v Union Berlin (GER)

Bayer Leverkusen (GER) v Monaco (FRA)

Sevilla (ESP) v PSV Eindhoven (NED)

Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) v Roma (ITA)

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