Europa League last 32 draw: the possible opponents for Inter, Napoli and Lazio

17 dic 2018

Not only the Champions League but at 13:00 CET there will also be the Europa League draw of the last 32. Inter and Napoli were 'relegated' from the Champions League to play the competition, while Lazio, inserted in the second pot, are waiting to know their fate.

There are many pitfalls for Inter and Napoli, who risk especially in very difficult stadiums, like those of Olympiacos (who eliminated AC Milan) and Galatasaray, or those that are very 'cold' due to the climate, like Shakhtar's or Krasnodar's. Lazio, meanwhile, risk to be drawn with Chelsea, Arsenal or for example, Sevilla, Zenit or Benfica, difficult challenges to say the least.

The rounds of the final 32 will be played in two legs on February 14 and February 21, 2019.

The teams have been divided into two pots for the draw. The 12 winners of the groups and the four with the best rank among those arriving from the Champions League are seeded. These 16 teams are drawn against 12 teams that qualified from second place and the four other teams from the UCL. The seeded teams play the return leg at home. Teams cannot face teams from the same Europa League group and from the same federation.

Pot 1:

Arsenal
Bayer Leverkusen
Benfica
Chelsea
Dinamo Zagreb
Dynamo Kyiv
Eintracht Frankfurt
Genk
Inter
Napoli
Real Betis
Salzburg
Sevilla
Valencia
Villarreal
Zenit

Pot 2:

BATE
Celtic
Club Brugge
Fenerbahce
Galatasaray
Krasnodar
Lazio
Malmo
Olympiacos
Rapid Wien
Rennes
Sporting
Shakhtar
Slavia Praha
Viktoria Plzen
Zurich