Round of 16, tie by tie

The 2014/15 round of 16 boasts a UEFA Europa League-record contingent of five Italian clubs and two one-nation games pitting coaches against their former teams. Get a taste of every tie with UEFA.com.

FC Zenit v Torino FC
• UEFA Cup winners in 2008, Zenit are led by André Villas-Boas who won the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League with FC Porto. One of Russia's two survivors in the big UEFA competitions, Zenit have conceded in only one of their European home games this term – a 2-1 UEFA Champions League group stage loss to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

• The romantics' choice, Torino are back in Europe for the first time since they made a summer cameo in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup. They have not come so far in a continental tournament since 1991/92, when they lost to AFC Ajax on away goals in the two-legged UEFA Cup final.

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v AFC Ajax
• Something of an unknown quantity to all but UEFA Europa League connoisseurs, Dnipro have committed the most fouls in this season's competition – 142 – yet are also the most-fouled side, with 137 infringements against them. Coach Myron Markevich's work with FC Metalist Kharkiv in previous campaigns was much admired.

• The only remaining domestic champions in the round of 16, Ajax have not reached a major UEFA final since succumbing to Juventus on penalties in the 1996 UEFA Champions League decider. However, coach Frank de Boer won both the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League as an Ajax player, and is seeking another landmark triumph.

VfL Wolfsburg v FC Internazionale Milano
• Germany's sole representatives, Wolfsburg have played 58 UEFA competition matches to Inter's 387. However, as the only team to offer meaningful resistance to FC Bayern München in this season's Bundesliga, Dieter Hecking's Wolves are no respecters of pedigree.

• Along with Juve, Liverpool FC and Sevilla FC, Inter are one of four clubs to have won this competition three times – their last success coming in 1998. Unbeaten in eight fixtures since the beginning of the group phase (W4 D4), Roberto Mancini would love to make them record breakers.

Club Brugge KV v Beşiktaş JK
• One of three sides to have progressed from the third qualifying round to the last 16 (along with FC Dinamo Moskva and Torino), Club Brugge are unbeaten in 12 UEFA Europa League outings this term (W9 D3). They have conceded just three goals in eight games since the start of the group stage.

• Beşiktaş coach Slaven Bilić knows how to get his teams playing with passion – and they showed their courage by overcoming Liverpool on penalties last time out. "He asked: 'Who wants to take one?' and everybody raised their hand," reported midfielder Veli Kavlak after the match.

Everton FC v FC Dynamo Kyiv
• The Blues boast the top scorer of the 16 clubs left in the hat in the shape of six-goal Romelu Lukaku – who notched five over the two legs of Everton's round of 32 tussle with BSC Young Boys. Former FC Salzburg man Alan still leads the golden-boot way with eight strikes. Can he be caught?

• Dynamo coach Serhiy Rebrov did not particularly enjoy his years as a player in England with Tottenham Hotspur FC, yet will hope that history augurs well. This is Dynamo's first round of 16 appearance since 2010/11, when they memorably beat Everton's Premier League rivals Manchester City FC.

Villarreal boss Marcelino©AFP/Getty Images

Villarreal CF v Sevilla FC
• Villarreal coach Marcelino felt drawing Spanish opposition in the round of 16 was something of a letdown. However, given that he was dismissed as Sevilla boss in February 2012 – after a 2-1 reverse to Villarreal, no less – this tie should have an exciting undercurrent.

• Holders Sevilla claimed their first two UEFA Cups back to back in 2005/06 and 2006/07, and will bid to make it a record four successes in the competition in a similar fashion. Encouragingly, they have won their last three all-Spanish European ties – all of them in European trophy-lifting seasons.

SSC Napoli v FC Dinamo Moskva
• The 1989 UEFA Cup winners Napoli have a none-too-secret weapon in their Spanish coach Rafael Benítez. The man who guided Liverpool to UEFA Champions League glory in 2005 could match Giovanni Trapattoni and become the second trainer to win this competition three times.

• Dinamo coach Stanislav Cherchesov featured in a victorious penalty shoot-out against Napoli as FC Spartak Moskva goalkeeper back in 1990. His unheralded Dinamo side were the only team to sail through this campaign's group stage with six straight victories.

ACF Fiorentina v AS Roma
• Fiorentina boss Vincenzo Montella knows all about Roma. The 'Little Aeroplane' represented the club from 1997–2008 and served his coaching apprenticeship in their youth set-up, before leading the first team in a caretaker capacity in 2011. Will they regret letting him go?

• Runners-up in both the European Champion Clubs' Cup (v Liverpool, 1983/84) and the UEFA Cup (v Inter, 1990/91), Roma would love to have something tangible to show for their 200+ UEFA games. French coach Rudi Garcia could be the man to finally break their duck.

Roma coach Rudi Garcia gives instructions©AFP/Getty Images