Europa League draw: Who will Arsenal and Chelsea face in last 32, and when will they be played?
The two London clubs easily made it through to the knockout stages along with Celtic - but there is no Rangers in the draw after they failed to qualify
ARSENAL and Chelsea breezed through their Europa League groups unbeaten - but now the real tests begin.
With the likes of Lazio, Shakhtar Donetsk and Galatasaray all potential opponents in the last 16, there could be some tricky ties coming up.
Who will Arsenal and Chelsea face in last 32?
The two Premier League sides were not able to face each other in this round of the competition, with teams from the same country drawn apart.
Here are who they will face:
- Malmo vs Chelsea
- BATE Borisov vs Arsenal
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What are the other Europa League last 32 ties?
Celtic scraped into the knockout stages, after Rosenborg equalised with four minutes to go to prevent RB Leipzig from getting their necessary win.
Ukrainian and Russian sides were kept apart due to the ongoing tensions between the two countries.
Here are the other 14 ties for the first knockout stage of the Europa League
- Viktoria Plzen vs Dinamo Zagreb
- Club Brugge vs Red Bull Salzburg
- Rapid Vienna vs Inter Milan
- Slavia Prague vs Genk
- Krasnador vs Bayer Leverkusen
- FC Zurich vs Napoli
- Shakhtar Donetsk vs Eintracht Frankfurt
- Celtic vs Valencia
- Rennes vs Real Betis
- Olympiakos vs Dynamo Kiev
- Lazio vs Sevilla
- Fenerbahce vs Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Sporting Lisbon vs Villarreal
- Galatasaray vs Benfica
When will the matches be played?
The last 32 ties will be played on the February 14 for the first leg and February 21 for the reverse fixture next year.
14 February: Round of 32 first leg
21 February: Round of 32 second leg
7 March: Round of 16 first leg
14 March: Round of 16 second leg
15 March: Quarter-final and semi-final draw
11 April: Quarter-finals first leg
18 April: Quarter-finals second leg
2 May: Semi-finals first leg
9 May: Semi-finals second leg
29 May: Final (Olympic Stadium, Baku)