UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw

The 2023/24 UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw was held on Friday 23 February at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

Draw results

Sparta Praha vs Liverpool
Marseille vs Villarreal
Roma vs Brighton
Benfica vs Rangers
Freiburg vs West Ham
Sporting CP vs Atalanta
AC Milan vs Slavia Praha
Qarabağ vs Leverkusen

Conditions of the draw

The draw respected the following principles, in accordance with Paragraphs 13.09 and 18.02 of the 2023/24 UEFA Europa League regulations:

• The UEFA Europa League group winners were drawn against the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs.

• Clubs from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

• The UEFA Europa League group winners play the return legs at home.

UEFA Europa League group winners
West Ham United FC (ENG)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC (ENG)
Rangers FC (SCO)
Atalanta BC (ITA)
Liverpool FC (ENG)
Villarreal CF (ESP)
SK Slavia Praha (CZE)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)

Winners of the Europa League knockout round play-offs
SC Freiburg (GER)
Olympique de Marseille (FRA)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
SL Benfica (POR)
AC Milan (ITA)
AS Roma (ITA)
Qarabağ FK (AZE)

Draw procedure

Eight balls containing the names of the winners of the knockout round play-offs were placed in a bowl.

A first ball was drawn from the bowl. The team drawn was placed as the home team for the first leg of match 1.

In accordance with the above draw conditions, the computer then showed which group winners were eligible to play the team drawn for match 1. These teams' names were placed in a bowl.

A ball was drawn from that bowl to complete the pairing of match 1. The team drawn was placed as the visiting team for the first leg.

The above procedure was repeated for the remaining matches.

If the computer indicated that only one group winner could be drawn for a particular match, that team was automatically assigned to the match and no ball was drawn.

Additional information

In accordance with Paragraph 24.01 of the competition regulations, the calendar and kick-off times are established by the UEFA administration.

Please note that due to the city clash between SL Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal, and in order to respect the sporting criteria of the competition (both teams have to play the first leg of their respective round of 16 ties at home), one of the two first-leg matches will be played on a Tuesday.

In accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, SL Benfica have priority, having won the domestic championship. Sporting Clube de Portugal will therefore play their first leg in the round of 16 at home on Tuesday 5 March 2024, at 18:45 CET.