UEFA Europa League Round of 32 Draw: Where to Watch Live
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The draw for the knock-out stages of this season's Europa League takes place in Nyon, Switzerland, at UEFA's headquarters. Last season's Champions League winners Chelsea, with Liverpool, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur, are the four teams from England who have made their way to the final 32 of the tournament.
Where to Watch
The draw starts at 1 pm GMT. Click here to watch the draw online, via UEFA's official Web site.
Overview
The 2012/13 UEFA Europa League sees as many as four Premier League sides in contention, with European champions Chelsea one of the favourites to win the competition. The Blues are a surprise inclusion in what is commonly regarded as the continent's second-tier title, having failed to progress out of their group in the Champions League.
Indeed, had Premier League champions Manchester City fared marginally better in their Champions League group (Group C; Roberto Mancini's men finished a poor fourth), we might have seen an even stronger contingent of English sides.
Aside from these clubs, other big names in the hat for the draw are Italians Inter Milan and Lazio, Russians Anzhi Makhachkala, Germans Bayer Leverkusen and French side Lyon. And then, of course, there are the defending champions - Atletico Madrid of Spain - who are led by in-form Colombian striker Radamel Falcao. Dutch Eredivisie champions Ajax are also in the mix, after beating City to third place in their Champions League group.
Eight Qualifiers from the Champions League
Dynamo Kiev, Olympiakos, Zenit St Petersburg, Ajax, Chelsea, BATE Borisov, Benfica, CFR Cluj
Other Teams in the Draw
Liverpool, Viktoria Pizen, Fenerbahçe, Bordeaux, Steaua, Dnipro, Genk, Rubin, Lyon, Lazio, Metalist Kharkiv, Hannover, Anzi, Atlético, Mönchengladbach, Newcastle, Stuttgart, Napoli, Basel, Internazionale, Sparta Praha, Tottenham, Leverkusen, Levante,
First leg matches will be played on 14 February and the return games will be played on 21 February.
Chelsea
After being knocked out from the group stages of the Champions League, Chelsea enter the Europe League as the first Champions League holders to be eliminated at that stage of the competition. The Blues cannot be drawn against any of the English sides or clubs which finished third in Europe's elite competition.
Potential Opponents: Anzi, Atlético, Mönchengladbach, Stuttgart, Napoli, Basel, Internazionale, Sparta Praha, Leverkusen, Levante
Liverpool
Liverpool finished as winners of Group A. They cannot be drawn against teams from the same country - Newcastle, Tottenham and Chelsea. They will also avoid Anzhi because they played each other in the group stages.
Probable Opponents: Anzhi, Atlético, Mönchengladbach, Stuttgart, Napoli, Basel, Internazionale, Sparta Praha, Leverkusen, Levante, Zenit, BATE, Dynamo Kyiv, Ajax
Tottenham
Andres Villas-Boas' side finished second from Group K. They cannot be drawn against teams from the same country - Newcastle, Liverpool and Chelsea. They will also avoid Lazio because they played each other in the group stages.
Probable Opponents: Pizen, Fenerbahçe, Bordeaux, Steaua, Dnipro, Genk, Rubin, Lyon, Metalist, Hannover, CFR Cluj, Olympiacos, Benfica
Newcastle United
The Magpies failed to win their last game against Bordeaux, which meant they had to settle for second place in Group D.They cannot be drawn against teams from the same country - Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea. They will also avoid Bordeaux because they played each other in the group stages.
Probable Opponents: Pizen, Fenerbahçe, Steaua, Dnipro, Genk, Rubin, Lyon, Lazio, Metalist, Hannover, CFR Cluj, Olympiacos, Benfica
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