The UEFA Europa League Draw was made today Friday 18th, December in Nyon, Switzerland just after the Champions League draw. Early indications of an exciting Europa League tournament was open to all eyes today with arguably the biggest game of the Europa League first round Knock out stage is Ajax V Juventus.
Last years UEFA Cup winners FC Shakhtar Donetsk will face Fulham in the first knock out stage. Last years runners up, Werder Bremen, will be travelling to FC Twente while the only side to finish the group stage with a 100 per cent record, FC Salzburg will be playing against R. Standard de Liège.
From the eight sides that finished third in the UEFA Champions League and got the write to transfer to the Europa League, Liverpool FC will take on FC Unirea Urziceni, Olympique de Marseille meet FC København and excitingly, Juventus play AFC Ajax. The latter pair have won one apiece in European Champion Clubs’ Cup finals between them, and together contribute six of the 16 titles in the élite competition accrued by the last-32 teams. Liverpool, OM, Hamburg, PSV and SL Benfica contribute to that tally, and the latter will play Hertha BSC Berlin.
Fenerbahce will play against French side Lille with the winners of this tie facing the winners of the Liverpool FC v FC Unirea Urziceni match. Most Fenerbahce fans were delighted with the first matchup but the possibility of facing Liverpool in the second knock out stage should they go through is worrying the canaries.
Galatasaray will face Atlético de Madrid with the winners of this match playing with the winners of Everton v Sporting Clube.
2009/10 UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw
First leg: 18 February
Second leg: 25 February
1. FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) v Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
2. Athletic Club (ESP) v RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
3. FC København (DEN) v Olympique de Marseille (FRA)
4. Panathinaikos FC (GRE) v AS Roma (ITA)
5. Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) v Galatasaray AŞ (TUR)
6. AFC Ajax (NED) v Juventus (ITA)
7. Club Brugge KV (BEL) v Valencia CF (ESP)
8. Fulham FC (ENG) v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
9. Liverpool FC (ENG) v FC Unirea Urziceni (ROU)
10. Hamburger SV (GER) v PSV Eindhoven (NED)
11. Villarreal CF (ESP) v VfL Wolfsburg (GER)
12. R. Standard de Liège (BEL) v FC Salzburg (AUT)
13. FC Twente (NED) v Werder Bremen (GER)
14. LOSC Lille Métropole (FRA) v Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)
15. Everton (ENG) v Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
16. Hertha BSC Berlin (GER) v SL Benfica (POR)
2009/10 UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw
First leg: 11 March
Second leg: 18 March
Winners of Match 10 v Winners of Match 2
Winners of Match 1 v Winners of Match 11
Winners of Match 5 v Winners of Match 15
Winners of Match 16 v Winners of Match 3
Winners of Match 4 v Winners of Match 12
Winners of Match 14 v Winners of Match 9
Winners of Match 6 v Winners of Match 8
Winners of Match 7 v Winners of Match 13
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