Benfica will face Rangers and Sporting will face Atalanta in the round of 16 of the Europa League.
Sporting de Braga, who were eliminated from the knockout stages and advanced to the next stage, were not present at the draw held this Friday at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Both Lisbon’s rivals will have to qualify for the standings, a status that was reserved for teams that won their groups.
In the playoffs for reaching the 1/8 finals, Benfica knocked out the French Toulouse (2-1 at home and 0-0 away), and Sporting beat the Swiss Young Boys (3-1 away and 1 –1 on the road). house).
The first matches of the 1/8 finals are scheduled for March 7, and the return matches will take place a week later, on the 14th. The teams eliminated from the playoffs will play the first leg at home, so UEFA has already determined that Sporting will play on March 5.
16-game match:
Sparta Prague vs Liverpool
Marseille vs Villarreal
Rome vs Brighton
Benfica vs Rangers
West Ham vs Friborg
Sporting vs Atalanta
Milan vs Slavia Prague
Qarabag vs Bayer Leverkusen