The UEFA Europa League is entering its final stages after a lengthy qualification and group phase. Teams who finished third in the Champions League groups will now join the Europa League, raising the level of competition in the knockout rounds. Liverpool, Roma, Bayer Leverkusen and West Ham are strong contenders, heating up the competition.
The Round of 16 draw for the Europa League will take place on Friday, February 23, 2024, at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland at 12 noon CET. The draw will determine the eight remaining spots for the knockout rounds. The draw time for various regions is as follows:
– USA: Fri, Feb. 23, 6 a.m. ET
– Canada: Fri, Feb. 23, 6 a.m. ET
– UK: Fri, Feb. 23, 11 a.m. GMT
– Australia: Fri, Feb. 23, 10 p.m. AEST
– India: Fri, Feb. 23, 4:30 p.m. IST
– Hong Kong: Fri, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. HKT
– Malaysia: Fri, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. MYT
– Singapore: Fri, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. SGT
– New Zealand: Sat, Feb. 24, 12 a.m. NZST
The Europa League knockout round playoff draw will take place on Monday, December 18, at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, at 1 p.m. CET. UEFA will release seedings and details about the procedure on the morning of the draw.
Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen have already secured their spots in the Round of 16. Teams like Galatasaray, Lens, Braga, RB Salzburg, Feyenoord, Newcastle, Young Boys, and Shakhtar Donetsk are currently in third place in their Champions League groups and will compete in the knockout round playoffs.
