Good morning! Welcome to
Sports Mole's live text coverage of the draw for the last 32 and last 16 of the
Europa League. It is at this stage of the competition that teams from the Champions League drop down, meaning that the likes of Liverpool, Roma, Ajax and Sporting Lisbon are all lurking in the hat.
Liverpool, Ajax and Roma take their place among the unseeded sides alongside Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic. Meanwhile, Everton are joined by
Inter Milan, Napoli,
Fiorentina, Sporting Lisbon and Zenit St Petersburg on the list of seeds. We're sure to have some cracking ties in this round because, as you can see, there are some really strong clubs in the draw.
Let't not forget that winning the competition grants you a place in next season's Champions League, so there's a heck of a lot at stake ahead of this draw. No longer is the Europa League the butt of a joke - it's flourished into a thrilling tournament in recent times.
Here we go, then. The draw is about to be made. It's worth mentioning that this season's final is due to be played in Warsaw, so we have former Polish goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek present to assist with the draw.
Just a slight delay here as the UEFA officials explain the technical details, but here we go!
YOUNG BOYS VS. EVERTON
TORINO VS. ATHLETIC BILBAO
SEVILLA VS. BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH
WOLFSBURG VS. SPORTING LISBON
AJAX VS. LEGIA WARSAW
AALBORG BK VS. CLUB BRUGGE
ANDERLECHT VS. DINAMO MOSCOW
DNIPRO DNIPROPETROVSK VS. OLYMPIACOS
TRABZONSPOR VS. NAPOLI
GUINGAMP VS. DYNAMO KIEV
VILLARREAL VS. SALZBURG
ROMA VS. FEYENOORD
PSV EINDHOVEN VS. ZENIT ST PETERSBURG
LIVERPOOL VS. BESIKTAS
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS. FIORENTINA
CELTIC VS. INTER MILAN
So, there we have it. The draw for the last 32 of the Europa League has certainly given us some exciting ties! Everton will face
Young Boys, Liverpool will take on
Besiktas, while Celtic have been handed a tough draw against Inter Milan. That match is a repeat of the 1967 European Cup final, which the Scots won 2-1 to become the first British side to life the trophy.
Defending champions Sevilla will meet Borussia Monchengladbach, Napoli face Tabzonspor and PSV Eindhoven play Zenit St Petersburg in a few of the other ties to take place. UEFA have also just informed those present that the draw for the last 16 will not be made today, as previously thought.
The first legs of those last-32 ties will be played on February 19, while the return legs are scheduled for February 26.
That's all from our live news coverage of today's draw, but don't forget that you can keep up to date with plenty of reaction right here on Sports Mole. Thanks for your company, and goodbye!
