With the second leg finished tonight, we got all 16 participants of the round of 16 in both the Europa League and the Conference League. And today at 14:00 (Europa League) and 15:00 (Conference League) a draw is organized in Nyon. As a reminder, the first-place teams in their groups, in both competitions, skipped the round that ended last night and will be favored in the draw. There are no more restrictions, today’s draw will be completely open, which means that teams from the same country will be able to meet in the round of 16. When we talk about potential big derbies, the situation is as follows: without a doubt, we would have the biggest spectacle if the draw in the Europa League brings Liverpool and Milan together, and the clash between Bayer Leverkusen and Milan should also guarantee a top football performance. Or maybe Liverpool and Roma, which would be a replay of the 1984 Champions Cup final at the Olympia.UEL: If you want to stop Roma, don’t send Feyenoord to do the jobTaking into account how recently Sporting Lisbon and its first striker Victor Gekkeres have been playing, there is no doubt that the favored side would be happy to avoid Ruben Amorim’s group in the round of 16. Also, Olympique Marseille will try with all its strength to use good results this spring in Europe to shake off the terrible placement in League 1 and as such it can be a minefield. Qarabag is by far the weakest team among the underdogs, so many will see Azerbaijan as an ideal opponent in the fight for the quarterfinals.THE EUROPE LEAGUEPrivilegedWest Ham (England)Brighton (England)Rangers (Scotland)Atalanta (Italy)Liverpool (England)Villarreal (Spain)Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)The underprivilegedMilan (Italy)Freiburg (Germany)Benfica (Portugal)Qarabag (Azerbaijan)Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)Olympic Marseille (France)Roma (Italy)NOTE: The start of the draw is scheduled for 14 o’clock. The first games are scheduled for March 7, the return matches seven days later.UEL: Rennes rattle the great Milan and go out in a blaze of gloryIn the Conference League, the competition is significantly weaker. The derby, at least in name, could be a possible duel between Ajax and Aston Villa, former European champions, or Ajax and Fiorentina. THE CONFERENCE LEAGUEPrivilegedLille (France)Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)Victoria Pilsen (Czech Republic)Club Brugge (Belgium)Aston Villa (England)Fiorentina (Italy)PAOK (Greece)Fenerbahçe (Turkey)The underprivilegedServette (Switzerland)Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)Ajax (Netherlands)Maccabi Haifa (Israel)Sturm (Austria)Union Saint Gilois (Belgium)Molde (Norway)Olympiakos (Greece)NOTE: The start of the draw is scheduled for 3 p.m. The first games are scheduled for March 7, the return matches seven days later. A total of 18 countries will be represented in the Round of 16 of the Europa League and Conference League. At most, four Italians and English, Czechs as many as three, two Germans, French, Israelis, Belgians, Portuguese, Greeks, one each from Spaniards, Norwegians, Austrians, Croatians, Swiss, Dutch, Scots, Turks and Azeri.##NAJAVA_MECA_7899432##
