UEFA Europa League Knockout Round Play-Off Draw Pairs Barcelona With Manchester United
Manchester United will play Barcelona in a heavyweight clash in the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-offs.
Barcelona were demoted into the Europa League after finishing third behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in Champions League Group C.
Meanwhile, United narrowly missed out on a bye to the Europa League last 16 by finishing second to Real Sociedad in UEL Group E.
Monday's draw for the knockout play-offs then paired the two European giants together.
The first leg will take place on February 16 at the Camp Nou before Old Trafford hosts the return match seven days later.
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Barcelona were 4-0 winners on aggregate the last time they met Manchester United in Europe - in the 2019 quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League
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Elsewhere in Monday's play-off round draw, Sevilla - the most successful club in Europa League history - were paired with PSV Eindhoven.
Juventus were drawn against Nantes, while Salzburg were handed a tough test against Roma.
UEFA Europa League Knockout Round Play-Off Draw In Full
| 2022/23 Europa League Knockout Play-Offs |
|---|
Barcelona vs Manchester United |
Juventus vs Nantes |
Sporting Lisbon vs Midtjylland |
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes |
Ajax vs Union Berlin |
Bayer Leverkusen vs Monaco |
Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven |
Salzburg vs Roma |
The winners of these eight knockout play-offs will go into the last 16 draw, where they will be unseeded and therefore paired with a team that won their Europa League group.
Europa League group winners will play the second legs at home in the round of 16.
