When is the Europa League knockout round play-off draw? Date, time, rules and how to watch
Manchester United, Rangers and Tottenham will be hoping to avoid the Europa League knockout round play-offs.
The Premier League duo occupy a top-eight spot ahead of the final round of league phase fixtures and holding firm would see them sail through to the last-16 stage without the need for two more fixtures
Rangers, meanwhile, need to beat Union Saint-Gilloise to stand any chance of progressing automatically to the last 16, although they are assured of a place in the play-offs.
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Europa League knockout round play-off draw date
The draw for the Europa League knockout round play-off is set to take place on Friday, 31st January.
Europa League knockout round play-off draw time
The Europa League knockout round play-off draw is scheduled to start at 12:00.
How to watch the Europa League knockout round play-off draw
You can live stream the Europa League knockout round play-off draw on the UEFA website.
Europa League knockout round play-off draw rules
Teams still in the Europa League are placed into a bracket based on their finishing position in the league phase.
Clubs ranked ninth to 16th are seeded, those placed 17th to 24th are unseeded and potential fixtures are pre-determined.
The bracket for the knockout round play-offs is:
Silver:
17th/18th v 15th/16th
23rd/24th v 9th/10th
21st/22nd v 11th/12th
19th/20th v 13th/14th
Orange:
20th/19th v 14th/13th
22nd/21st v 12th/11th
24th/23rd v 10th/9th
18th/17th v 16th/15th
The seeded and unseeded teams are placed in their pairs into one of eight bowls. The draw begins with the unseeded teams being picked from the lowest ranked to the highest ranked.
The first of the pair to be picked is placed into the Silver side of the bracket and the second into the Orange side.
The seeded teams are then picked from their bowls from the lowest ranked to the highest ranked.
When are the Europa League knockout round play-off ties?
The first legs of the Europa League knockout round play-offs are scheduled to take place on Thursday, 13th February.
The second legs will take place a week later on Thursday, 20th February.
When is the Europa League last-16 draw?
The draw for the last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Europa League is scheduled to take place on Friday, 21st February.
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