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Join us and follow the draw for the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League Round of 16, starting at 12:00 CET.
The draw for the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League Round of 16 takes place today in Nyon, Switzerland.
We begin at 12:00 CET with Atalanta, the only Serie A side left in the Champions League, learning whether Arsenal or Bayern Munich will be their opponents in the next phase.
La Dea have eliminated Borussia Dortmund from the knockout play-off.
Bologna and Roma will learn their Europa League Round of 16 opponents at 13:00 CET, and they could even meet in the next round. Bologna will get the Giallorossi or Freiburg, and Roma will play the Rossoblu or Genk.
Bologna have qualified through the knockout play-off, while Roma qualified for the Round of 16 from the league phase.
Lastly, Fiorentina will find out their Conference League Round of 16 rival at 14:00 CET. After eliminating Jagiellonia from the play-offs, the Tuscans will face Strasbourg or Raków.
Compared fixture list, previous meetings, Italiano v Gasperini H2H and more.
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“As a player, I played in an (all-Italian) final with Juventus. We would have preferred to avoid it for a lot of reasons, including the emotional aspect. We’ll prepare well. It would have been a great challenge against Freiburg as well. We’ll see what happens.”
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The winner of Fiorentina vs. Rakov will meet Crystal Palace or Larnaca.
Rijeka vs. Strasbourg FC
Fiorentina vs. Rakov
Celje vs. AEK Athens
AZ Alkmaar vs. Sparta Praha
Samsunspor vs. Rayo Vallecano
Lech Poznan vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Sigma Olomouc vs. Mainz
Larnaca vs. Crystal Palace
Seeded (league phase top eight, ordered by league phase ranking)
Strasbourg (FRA)
Raków (POL)
AEK Athens (GRE)
Sparta Praha (CZE)
Rayo Vallecano (ESP)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Mainz (GER)
AEK Larnaca (CYP)
Unseeded (knockout phase play-off winners)
Crystal Palace (ENG)
Lech Poznań (POL)
Samsunspor (TUR)
Celje (SVN)
AZ Alkmaar (NED)
Fiorentina (ITA)
Rijeka (CRO)
Sigma Olomouc (CZE)
“It could lose a bit of the charm coming from a European match, but we know it’s a nice game, with a lot at stake.
“The regret is for the ranking, as this does not favour Italy.
“Surely these will be two great games. Bologna are a strong side, which is returning to the levels of recent seasons. We’ll be happy to play; it will be a great show.
“I have to say he’s had a positive impact immediately, but Bologna also have valuable players, so we must pay close attention.”
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The winner of Bologna vs. Roma will meet Lille or Aston Villa in the quarter-finals.
Bologna will play the first leg vs. Roma at home.
Ferencvaros vs. Braga
Lille vs. Aston Villa
Celta vs. Lyon
Nottingham Forest vs. Midtjylland
Panathinaikos vs. Real Betis
Brava vs. Ferencvaros
Stuttgart vs. Porto
Bologna vs. Roma, confirmed.
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