Europa Conference League draw LIVE: Aston Villa will play Ajax in huge tie
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First out of the hat… it’s Sparta Prague
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Liverpool draw Sparta. Tough draw for the Czech side.
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Marseille out next.
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Marseille will be facing Villarreal.
Some European heritage in both clubs, there.
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Next out – it’s Daniele De Rossi’s Roma.Â
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Roma are going to play Brighton & Hove Albion.
Tricky tie for the Seagulls, as Roberto De Zerbi returns to Italy.
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Benfica out next.
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Benfica play Rangers.
Tough draw for the Gers.
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Freiburg up next.
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Freiburg will face off against West Ham United.Â
Again. After facing them in the group stage.Â
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Sporting, now.
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Sporting vs Atalanta.
Another same-group match-up.
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Milan, out next.Â
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AC Milan will be playing Slavia Prague, avoiding Bayer Leverkusen.
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John O’Shea confirms Qarabag will play Xabi Alonso’s LeverkusenÂ
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That lineup in full:
Sparta Prague vs Liverpool
Marseille vs Villarreal
Roma vs Brighton
Benfica vs Rangers
Freiburg vs West Ham
Sporting vs Atalanta
Milan vs Slavia Prague
Qarabag vs Bayer Leverkusen
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Some huge ties for the next round – and from a neutral perspective, perhaps the most exciting is Brighton facing off against Roma.
Jose Mourinho isn’t there anymore but the Seagulls will be playing against Daniele De Rossi for a place in the quarter-finals. This is after having to play European royalty in the form of Marseille and Ajax in the groups.
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It’s Celtic who are more commonly associated with Lisbon – but now Rangers are heading there.
Benfica will face Philippe Clement’s side in the next round, in what should be a difficult test for the Glaswegians. The Eagles were Champions League quarter-finalists last season.Â
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With the Conference League places secured last night, check out this Legia Warsaw banner from the play-off round…
(Image credit: Getty Images)
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On the subject of the Europa Conference League, Chelsea could qualify for it this weekend… and turn down the place
(Image credit: Getty Images)It’s all explained here by Joe Mewis.
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Five minutes until the Conference League draw.
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The seeded teams:
Lille
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Viktoria Plzen
Fiorentina
PAOK
Fenerbahce
Club Brugge
and… Aston Villa
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The unseeded teams:
Sturm Graz
Maccabi Haifa
Dinamo Zagreb
Ajax
Molde
Olympiacos
Union Saint-Gilloise
Servette
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Kostas Katsouranis is here to present the draw. When asked by Pedro Pinto what he’s been impressed with thus far, he simply replies that he hopes a Greek team makes the final. Fair enough.Â
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Servette are out first from the hat (well, the bowl).
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Servette plays Viktoria Plzen, the only team to have won all six group stage games. A dark horse, there?
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Now for Ajax.
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Ajax will play Aston Villa.
Oh, boy. What a tie.
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Molde out now.
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Club Brugge drawn against Molde.Â
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Union Saint-Gilloise, out next.Â
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Union SG play Fenerbahce.Â
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Dinamo Zagreb, next.Â
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Dinamo Zagreb plays against PAOK of Greece.Â
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Sturm Graz, now. Five teams left in the draw.
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Sturm Graz plays Lille.
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Maccabi Haifa is out next – but because Maccabi Tel Aviv are in the draw, they’ll play Fiorentina.
That means Olympiacos will play Maccabi Tel Aviv.Â
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The draw in full:
Servette vs Viktoria Plzen
Ajax vs Aston Vill
Molde vs Club Brugge
Union Saint-Gilloise vs Fenerbahce
Dinamo Zagreb vs PAOK
Sturm Graz vs Lille
Maccabi Haifa vs Fiorentina
Olympiacos vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv
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