Sporting will face Arsenal in the round of 16 of the Europa League.
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Union Berlin – Saint Gilloise
Seville – Fenerbahce
Juventus – Freiburg
Bayer Leverkusen – Ferencvaros
Sports – Arsenal
Manchester United-Betis
Rome – Royal Society
Shakhtar – Feyenoord
The lions reach this stage after having eliminated Denmark’s Midtjylland in the play-off, with a 4-0 away win, after drawing at Alvalade.
Of the possible rivals in the round of 16, drawn among the winners of the Europa League groups, Arsenal, leaders of the English League, will be the favorite of the draw.
The Spanish Betis, the Portuguese Rui Silva and William Carvalho, and Real Sociedad are other rivals to avoid, in a batch that also includes the Turks Fenerbahçe, coached by Jorge Jesus.
In the batch of possible rivals there are also the Dutch from Feyenoord and the Germans from Freiburg, with the Hungarians from Ferencváros and the Belgians from Saint-Gilloise, who faced Sporting de Braga in the group stage, being, in theory, the more accessible rivals. .
Among the teams that Sporting cannot face in the round of 16 are, among others, Roma, led by José Mourinho, and Manchester United, led by Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot.
The draw for the Europa League takes place at 12:00 local time (one less in mainland Portugal), with the only condition that teams from the same country cannot face each other.
Now without Sporting de Braga, eliminated by Fiorentina, with a 7-2 aggregate, an hour later the draw for the round of 16 of the Europa Conference takes place.
Source: TSF
