Europa League: draw at 12 for Juve and Roma. Arsenal to avoid

Mission accomplished for Juve and Roma who, after a few too many tremors in the first leg, detached the pass for the round of 16 of the Europa League. They will know their future today in the draw in Nyon (12 o’clock).

The Bianconeri and Giallorossi, having passed from the playoffs, have been placed in the second pot, therefore they will play against two of the teams that finished first in the group stage played between September and November. It is therefore a question of drawing two formations between Arsenal (England), Betis Seville (Spain), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Ferencvaros (Hungary), Feyenoord (Holland), Freiburg (Germany), Real Sociedad (Spain) and Union Saint-Gillois ( Belgium). These are the dates for the round of 16: first leg on 9 March (surely Juve and Roma will play at home, as they are not seeded), return on the 16th.

AFFORDABLE

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The Union Saint-Gilloise wouldn’t mind: the Belgians triumphed at home last year and repeated themselves with first place in a complex group (with Union Berlin and Braga), but in the double challenge they wouldn’t scare. Ferencvaros is acceptable: Juve got to know the Hungarians in the Champions League group stage, but in the double challenge neither Allegri nor Mou would be too frightened. The possible challenges with Freiburg and Fenerbahce are interesting: the Germans are once again in full Champions League race (quarter in the Bundesliga), the Turks would worry more than anything else because they will play the second leg at home, in a usually hot Istanbul.

TO AVOID?

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Uncertain forecast with Feyenoord: finalists of the last Conference, the team from Rotterdam is first in the league. It can be annoying. The Spaniards won’t leave you alone: ​​Betis and Real Sociedad are among the favorites in the race to get to the end of the competition, and Roma are well aware of this, who only picked up one point in the group with the green-and-whites. And Arsenal? Better to avoid it, not much to say.

THE OTHERS

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Teams from the same country cannot yet be met (therefore no Arsenal-Manchester United in the round of 16). Together with the Red Devils and the Italians, Sevilla (Spain), Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Union Berlin (Germany) and Shakhtar (Ukraine) won their play-offs.