Europa League draw, Round of 32: Tottenham gets rematch with Fiorentina, Dortmund meets Porto
The knockout stage for the Europa League is set as the draw for the Round of 32 was revealed in Switzerland on Monday.
The draw produced several matches capable of providing plenty of entertainment as teams accustomed to appearing in the Champions League will now have to overcome tricky opponents in order to move on.
Several marquee match-ups were featured during the draw, as Tottenham found itself paired with Fiorentina for the second straight season, while Borussia Dortmund was given a difficult route to the next round after FC Porto's name was revealed.
Manchester United and Liverpool were given relatively favourable draws as Louis van Gaal's men will have to get past Danish side Midtjylland and Jurgen Klopp's return to Germany will see the Reds take on Augsburg.
Here are the complete results of Monday's draw:
- Valencia vs. Rapid Wien
- Fiorentina vs. Tottenham
- Borussia Dortmund vs. FC Porto
- Fenerbahce vs. Lokomotiv
- Anderlecht vs. Olympiacos
- Midtjylland vs. Manchester United
- Augsburg vs. Liverpool
- Sparta Prague vs. Krasnodar
- Galatasaray vs. Lazio
- Sion vs. Braga
- Shakhtar Donetsk vs. FC Schalke 04
- Marseille vs. Athletic Bilbao
- Sevilla vs. Molde
- Sporting Lisbon vs. Bayer Leverkusen
- Villarreal vs. Napoli
- St. Etienne vs. Basel
(Courtesy: UEFA)
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