At 19:00 Beijing time on February 25, the 2021-2022 Europa League Round of 16 draw ceremony was held in Nyon, Switzerland, resulting in Barca drawing the Turkish Super League team Galatasaray, Sevilla colliding with premier league team Sevilla, and Betis's opponent is the Bundesliga team Frankfurt.
Draw line-up
The Europa League was preceded by a round of knockout play-offs, with 8 teams advancing from group 2nd to Champions League group third. The eight qualifying teams formed the Round of 16 with the 1st place in the 8 groups of the Europa League. The no. 1 team in the Europa League group became seeded, and the eight seeded teams were West Ham, Lyon, Monaco, Bayer Leverkusen, Frankfurt, Sparta Moscow, Red Star Belgrade and Galatasaray.
Lottery rules
The round of 16 draw has the principle of avoidance of teams from the same country or association, and the match will be divided into two legs away from home, and the seeded teams (the first in the Europa League group stage) will play at home in the second leg. Since the rules for away goals have been abolished in European competitions since the beginning of this season, there will be a 30-minute extra time match if the two legs are drawn, and a penalty shootout will be played if there is still no winner or loser.
The result of the draw
Wanderer vs Prague Slavia
Braga vs Monaco
Porto vs Lyon
Atlanta vs Bayer Leverkusen
Sevilla vs West Ham
Barca vs Galatasaray
Leipzig vs Sparta Moscow
Betis vs Frankfurt
Match time
The first leg of the Round of 16 will take place on March 10, but the Porto and Betis match will be played at home on Wednesday, March 9 (18:45 CET), in order to avoid clashes with braga and Sevilla. The second leg will be held on March 17.