When is the Europa League knockout draw and who will say goodbye to the round of 16? | Football news

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Arsenal and Man Utd will both be in Friday's Europa League draw - but neither can face each other in the group stages

Europa League play-off draw is coming – how are England teams affected and who will say goodbye to the round of 16?

The results of the play-off draw only affect the second-placed teams in their Europa League groups, ranking each with one of eight third-placed teams in their Champions League groups.

It means each Europa League winner will advance to the next round – and will advance to the round of 16, meaning European football no longer has to worry until 9 March.

Both English teams in this season’s Europa League, Arsenal and Manchester Unitedhave qualified from the group stage.

However, both could still finish first or second in their respective groups, meaning they won’t know if they can skip the play-off draw until the end of the final matches. this Thursday or not.

When will the Europa League play-off draw take place?

The draw will be held at 12 noon on Monday, November 7, at the European Football House at UEFA headquarters in Switzerland.

How to draw operations?

The Europa League’s eight group runners-up will be seeded to face any of the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.

The only limitation concerns national associations – no two parties from the same territory can go against each other during this period.

What happens to the group winners?

They missed out on the draw and bye bye to the round of 16. On February 24, they will be seeded and drawn to meet one of the eight winners from this play-off.

Again, teams from the same association cannot be drawn together.