At 19:00 Beijing time on February 25, the europa League round of 16 draw results were released, Barca drew Galatasaray, Sevilla vs West Ham United.
Europa League quarter-final matchups are out –
Rangers vs Red Star Belgrade
Braga vs Monaco
Porto vs Lyon
Atlanta vs Bayer Leverkusen
Sevilla vs West Ham United
Barca vs Galatasaray
RB Leipzig vs Sparta Moscow
Real Betis vs Frankfurt
In the Europa League round of 16, the most interesting team is undoubtedly Xavi's Barcelona. Exiting the Champions League, the Western Super Cup and the Copa del Rey, while basically withdrawing from the title race in La Liga, the Europa League is Barca's only hope for winning this season.
Barca last played in the Europa League Round of 16 in 18 years in the 03/04 season, when they were eliminated by the Celtics on aggregate 1-0.
Of the 16 teams participating in the Europa League, Sevilla are Barca's biggest champions. In the latest odds to win the title, Barca are ranked 1st, and Sevilla, who have won the Europa League for six times, are 2nd, followed by Leipzig RB, Atalanta, West Ham United and Porto.
In the 8 Europa League knockout play-offs, Barca, Porto, Leipzig RB, Atlanta and Sevilla are the champions league teams that qualify, while only Rangers, Braga and Real Betis stand out among the 8 Europa League group 2nd teams. However, only the team no. 1 in the Europa League group stage is seeded, and the team that advances to the round of 16 through the Europa League knockout play-off is only a non-seeded team.