- The Europa League League phase came to an end on Thursday night
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The recently introduced Europa League League phase came to an end on Thursday night with 18 games at the same time.
The A series A Lazio finished the upper part of the 36 -team table after passing through the group phase with only one loss of its eight games.
To the Italian part, Manchester United, the Tottenham, the Eintracht Frankfurt, the Sports Club, Lyon, the Olympiacos and the Rangers to end in the top eight of the competition.
The eight best sides secured an automatic step until the 16 round, which is scheduled to take place in March.
United and Spurs, the only English teams in the competition, assured a night without stress by comfortably defeating FCSB and Elfsborg, respectively.
Mail Sport explains how the draw of the knocked stage will work before it takes place on Friday afternoon.
The recently introduced Europa League league phase came to an end on Thursday night with 18 games at the same time
How does the Europa League drawing work?
When choosing to discard the traditional format of a phase of four group teams and bring the single league phase, UEFA also needed to adjust the Europa League qualifying stages as a result.
While eight teams automatically reserved points in the last 16, the teams classified between the ninth and 24th need to compete in an additional play-off round to seal their places.
Last year, UEFA was the last time he chose to adopt a tennis -style plant competence.
UEFA estimated that the champions League draw could only last 'three or four hours' and present around 900 balls if it had been carried out in the same style as before.
Where the teams ended up at the table finally formed the competition range, with equipment that obtained seeds for the eliminatory stage based on their position.
The teams have matched, with Lazio and the Athletic Club that the first two sown after finishing first and second. It means that the only way the teams can meet in the competition this year is whether they both advance to the final in Bilbao.
Similarly, they can only face United and Spurs, which ended third and fourth respectively, in the semifinal stage.
The eight best parts, having won a planting, will sit against the winners of the Play-Off round in the last 16.
Who will Manchester United and Tottenham play in the last 16?
A victory for Tottenham in northern London sees them finish fourth in the group phase
The Victoria for Manchester United in Bucharest means that they ended in third place at the table
The Victoria for Manchester United in Bucharest means that they ended in third place at the table, aligning a 16 -games round against one of the true society, Galatasaray, Az Alkmaar or FC Midtjylland.
A victory for Tottenham in northern London VE has the same four possible opponents, after having finished only one place under United.
The rangers, who ended in eighth, will face one of Bodo/Glimt, Anderlecht, FC Twente or Fenerbahce.
The 16 games round will take place on March 6 and 13, with the quarterfinals on April 10 and April 17.
The semifinals will take place on May 1 and May 8, with United and Spurs with the hope of being in the final, which will take place at the San Mames stadium in Athletic Club on May 21.
