by The draw for the round of 16 of the Europa League has provided more than interesting confrontations. The competition enters a key phase with the title looming ever closer on the horizon.
he Villarrealwhich was the only Spanish representative team in the draw, has not had much luck and has been paired with the Olympique de Marseille.
It will not be an easy task for the yellow submarine to qualify against a team that is growing hand in hand with its new coach, Jean-Louis Gasset. He is the third coach to go through the French discipline after. Gennaro Gattuso and precisely, the current groguet coach, Marcelino.
Despite the lack of stability on the bench, Marseille has high-level players and old acquaintances from LaLiga such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Pau López, Geoffrey Kondogbia or Joaquín Correa.
be the first time these two teams meet in an official matchsince they have only seen each other in friendly meetings.
THE OTHER FAVORITES
Three of the top favorites have been lucky to win the Europa League title. he Liverpool of Jürgen Klopp will face the Sparta PragueMeanwhile he Bayer Leverkusen of Xabi Alonso will play against Qarabag from Azerbaijan.
For his part, the AC Milanwho fell out of the Champions League, will play the round of 16 against the Prague Slavia.
ALL MATCHES
These are the matchups for the round of 16 of the Europa League.
- Sparta Prague – Liverpool
- Marseille – Villarreal
- Rome – Brighton
- Benfica – Rangers
- Freiburg – West Ham
- Sporting CP – Atalanta
- AC Milan – Slavia Prague
- Qarabag – Bayer Leverkusen
