Europa League 2016/17 Round of 32 draw: How to watch live on TV, online and preview
Manchester United and Tottenham are in the draw for the round of 32.
After the group stage fixtures of the European club competitions, 32 teams have made it to the knockout stages of the 2016/17 Europa League. The draw will be held in Nyon on Monday (12 December).
Where to watch live
The draw starts at 12pm GMT. Live coverage will be available on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport 2 HD. The draw will be streamed live on UEFA.com.
Overview
For the group stages of the Europa League, there are 12 groups with each consisting of four teams. The top two teams of each group will make it to the knockout stages of the competition, along with eight (third-best) teams from the Champions League.
Twelve winners and four third-ranked teams from the Champions League will go into the seeded pot. The remaining 12 teams from Europa League and the remaining four third-best Champions League teams will make it to the unseeded pot.
After failing to make it to the round of 16 of Europe's elite club competition, Tottenham have been demoted to the Europa League. They are seeded in the draw and will be joined by Manchester United, who finished second in their group and are unseeded.
Teams from the same association will not face each other and the seeded team will play the second leg at home. The first leg will be played on 16 February, while the return leg will be held on the 23 February.
Seeded teams:
Ajax, Apoel, Fenerbahçe, Fiorentina, Genk, Osmanlıspor, Roma, Schalke, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sparta Praha, St-Étienne, Zenit.
Uefa Champions League best third-place: Beşiktaş, Lyon, Tottenham Hotspur, København.
Unseeded teams:
Anderlecht, Astra Giurgiu, Athletic Club, AZ Alkmaar, Celta Vigo, Gent, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Krasnodar, Manchester United, Olympiacos, PAOK, Villarreal.
Uefa Champions League lower third-place: Ludogorets Razgrad, Legia Warszawa, Rostov, Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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