MANCHESTER UNITED will take on Barcelona in a mouth-watering Europa League play-off tie.
The Catalan giants went crashing out of the Champions League having finished third in their group.
And the Spanish giants humiliated United 4-0 on aggregate when the sides last met in 2019.
- Draw in full: Juventus vs Nantes, Sporting Lisbon vs Midtjylland, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes, Ajax vs Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen vs Monaco, Sevilla vs PSV, Red Bull Salzburg vs Roma
- First legs: February 16 2023.
- Second legs: February 23 2023.
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What's next?
The winners of the Europa League play-off round will go on to face the group stage winners in the Last 16.
Among them is Arsenal, but Manchester United won't be able to face them in the next round if they overcome Barcelona.
Freiburg, Ferencvaros, Union Saint-Gilloise, Real Betis, Fenerbahce, Real Sociedad and Feyenoord also await.
The aforementioned and the Gunners are automatically through to the Last 16
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Europa League draw
Manchester United are set for a tough Europa League play-off clash with Barcelona.
Let's have a quick recap below:
Barcelona vs Manchester United
Juventus vs Nantes
Sporting Lisbon vs Midtjylland
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes
Ajax vs Union Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen vs Monaco
Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven
Red Bull Salzburg vs Roma
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Red Bull Salzburg vs Roma
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Red Bull Salzburg can now face only one team…
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Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven
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Europa League record winners Sevilla are up next
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Bayer Leverkusen vs Monaco
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Bayer Leverkusen will now find out their opponent
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Ajax vs Union Berlin
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Ajax are now up
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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes
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Shakhtar Donetsk are set to find out their fate
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Sporting Lisbon vs Midtjylland
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Sporting Lisbon are now up
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Juventus vs Nantes
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Juventus are the next team to be drawn
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Barcelona vs Man Utd!!!
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Barcelona are the first team drawn, Man Utd don't want them…
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Europa League draw
Ex-West Brom and Fulham ace Zoltan Gera comes out to help with the draw.
Hungarian star Gera takes part in the procedures ahead of the Europa League final in Budapest
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UEFA Deputy General Secretary Giorgio Marchetti takes the floor once more.
Marchetti congratulates all of the teams that qualified for the Europa League play-offs
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Host Pedro pinto welcomes everyone for the Europa League play-off draw.
Pinto explains the rules and praises all of the qualifiers
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And off we go in Nyon!!!
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Europa League draw countdown
We are less than 10 minutes away from the Europa League play-off draw.
Manchester United are set to find out their fate for the competition's next phase.
A quick reminder, United are facing the prospect of a nightmare draw with Juventus or Barcelona.
The Red Devils will battle a team that finished third in their respective Champions League group
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How did Man Utd get here?
Manchester United couldn't qualify automatically for the Europa League Last 16, like Arsenal did, after finishing second in Group E.
United finished below Real Sociedad even though they picked up the same points, but the Spanish side went through on goal difference.
The Red Devils eliminated Omonia and Sheriff, who qualified for the Europa Conference League play-offs.
United won five out of six Europa League matches and lost once to Sociedad
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Who could Man Utd get?
Manchester United are facing a nightmare draw in the Europa League play-offs.
United could be drawn with Barcelona or Juventus, who finished third in their respective Champions League groups.
The Red Devils could also get Ajax, Red Bull Salzburg, Sevilla, Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting Lisbon and Shakhtar Donetsk.
Erik ten Hag's men, though, still pose among the favourites to win the Europa League this season
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