Europa League last 32: When is draw? Dates, fixtures, teams for knockout stage

Arsenal, Leicester, Tottenham and Rangers have all reached Europa League knockout stage; Celtic are out; Man Utd drop into Europa League after Champions League exit; Europa League last-32 draw takes place on December 14

Image: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Mikel Arteta are awaiting their Europa League opponents

The Europa League last 32 draw takes place on Monday - who could Arsenal, Leicester, Tottenham, Man Utd and Rangers face?

When is the Europa League last-32 draw?

The draw will take place at midday on Monday, December 14 in Nyon - after the Champions League last-16 draw. You will be able to follow it across Sky Sports' platforms.

Which British teams have reached the last 32?

Image: Arsenal progressed as winners of Group B

Arsenal, Leicester and Tottenham secured qualification as group winners.

Rangers also topped their group to reach the knockout stage.

Manchester United had hoped to be in the Champions League last 16 - but crashed out after defeat to RB Leipzig on the final matchday and must now launch a Europa League campaign.

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Celtic missed out after winning just one of their six group games.

What is the draw format?

Image: Man Utd are in the Europa League after finishing third in their Champions League group

The draw will comprise 12 group winners, 12 group runners-up and eight third-placed sides from the Champions League who will drop into the Europa League knockout phase.

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The clubs will be split into two pots, with the 12 group winners and the four teams with the best Champions League record all seeded.

No team can play a club from their Europa League group or a side from the same national association at this stage, meaning there will be no all-Premier League tie just yet.

The ties will take place over two legs, with the seeded teams at home in the second legs.

Who's in which pot?

Image: Rangers are among the seeds after topping their group

Seeded:

  • AC Milan
  • Arsenal
  • Ajax*
  • Club Brugge*
  • Dinamo Zagreb
  • Hoffenheim
  • Leicester
  • Leverkusen
  • Manchester United*
  • Napoli
  • PSV Eindhoven
  • Rangers
  • Roma
  • Shakhtar Donetsk*
  • Tottenham
  • Villarreal

* Dropped into Europa League from Champions League

Unseeded:

Antwerp
Benfica
Braga
Red Star Belgrade
Dynamo Kiev*
Granada
Krasnodar*
Lille
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Molde
Olympiakos*
Real Sociedad
Salzburg*
Slavia Prague
Wolfsberger AC
Young Boys

* Dropped into Europa League from Champions League

What are the key dates?

Image: Sevilla are the Europa League holders

February 18 & 25, 2021: Round of 32
March 11 & 18, 2021: Round of 16
April 8 & 15, 2021: Quarter-finals
April 29 & May 6, 2021: Semi-finals
May 26: Final (Gdansk, Poland)

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