EL and ECL draws as it happened: Liverpool get Sparta, Villa face Ajax

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EL and ECL draws as it happened: Liverpool get Sparta, Villa face Ajax

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The Europa League trophy alongside the final draw
The Europa League trophy alongside the final drawAFP
Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham and Rangers have found out their opponents for the Europa League round of 16. Aston Villa will face Ajax in the Europa Conference League round of 16.

12:25 GMT - That concludes our coverage of the Europa League and Conference League round of 16 draws! Thanks for joining us and be sure to follow all European fixtures with Flashscore.

12:20 GMT - Well, that's a huge draw for Aston Villa. They will travel to European giants Ajax in the Conference League round of 16.

12:12 GMT - Here we go - the Conference League draw is underway! See the draw as it progresses below:

Servette v Viktoria Plzen

Ajax v Aston Villa

Molde v Club Brugge

Royale Union SG v Fenerbahce

Dinamo Zagreb v PAOK

Sturm Graz v LOSC Lille

Maccabi Haifa v Fiorentina

Olympiacos v Maccabi Tel Aviv

12:07 GMT - Greek legend Kostas Katsouranis - who won Euro 2004 with his country - is here to help out with the draw.

11:57 GMT - The Europa Conference League draw is set to get underway in a few moments - where Unai Emery and Aston Villa will learn their opponents.

Seeded teams: Aston Villa, Club Brugge, Fenerbahce, Fiorentina, LOSC Lille, Maccabi Tel Aviv, PAOK, Viktoria Plzen

Unseeded teams: Ajax, Dinamo Zagreb, Maccabi Haifa, Molde, Olympiacos, Servette, Sturm Graz, Royale Union SG

11:25 GMT - It's a favourable draw for Liverpool and a repeat of the group stages for West Ham, while Brighton and Rangers have tougher tasks in their Europa League round of 16 fixtures.

The Reds will be happy with their fixtures against Sparta Prague as Jurgen Klopp looks to close out his tenure with another European trophy.

Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi returns to Italy when they take on Roma, while West Ham face Freiburg who they already beat twice earlier in the group stages.

Rangers have the tricky task of beating European veterans Benfica over two legs.

11:12 GMT - We're underway! See the draw as it progresses below:

Sparta Prague v Liverpool

Marseille v Villarreal

Roma v Brighton

Benfica v Rangers

Freiburg v West Ham

Sporting v Atalanta

AC Milan v Slavia Prague

Qarabag v Bayer Leverkusen

11:07 GMT - Former Manchester United and Ireland defender John O'Shea will be assisting with the draw today, which is set to get underway in a matter of minutes.

10:55 GMT - The draw for the Europa League round of 16 is set to take place shortly in Nyon, Switzerland.

English sides Liverpool, West Ham and Brighton - as well as Scottish club Rangers - are set to learn their fates.

Who is in the draw?

The draw will consist of eight seeded sides - the winners of each group - as well as eight unseeded sides; the eight teams that progressed from the first knockout round.

No side can face another from the same national association.

Seeded teams: Atalanta, Brighton, Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool, Rangers, Slavia Prague, Villarreal, West Ham.

Unseeded teams: AC Milan, Benfica, Freiburg, Marseille, Qarabag, Roma, Sparta Prague, Sporting.

When do the ties take place?

The round of 16 will be played over two legs. The first legs are scheduled for Thursday, March 7th, with the second legs a week later on March 14th.

The winners of the eight ties advance to the quarter-finals, with the draw scheduled for Friday, March 15th. The losers are completely out of European competition for the season.

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