After the group stage of the Europa League ended yesterday, not only all the participants of the play-offs of the tournament were determined, but also the composition of the baskets for the draw of the knockout matches for the right to enter the 1/8 finals of the tournament (hereinafter - 1/16 finals).
Let us remind you that the tickets to the 1/8 finals of the Europa League are played between the teams that finished second in their groups of this tournament (in the draw - "seeded"), as well as the teams that finished third in their groups of the Champions League (in the draw - "unseeded"), including the representative from Ukraine - Shakhtar Donetsk.
Seeded
"Freiburg (Germany)
Marseille ( France)
Sparta ( Prague, Czech Republic)
Sporting ( Lisbon, Portugal)
Toulouse ( France)
Rennes (France)
Roma ( Rome, Italy)
Qarabag ( Aghdam, Azerbaijan)
Unseeded
"SHAKTER" (DONETSK, UKRAINE)
"Galatasaray" ( Istanbul, Turkey)
"Lance" ( France)
"Benfica" ( Lisbon, Portugal)
"Braga" ( Portugal)
"Feyenoord" ( Rotterdam, Netherlands)
"Milan" ( Italy)
"Young Boys" ( Bern, Switzerland)
We would like to add that the draw for the Europa League 1/8 finals will take place next Monday, 18 December.