Europa League draws: Milan-Slavia Prague, Roma-Brighton and Atalanta-Sporting Lisbon in the round of 16

"We know them and they know us. It is a very valuable opponent, a team with great international experience, it will not be underestimated." Thus Umberto Marino, general director of Atalanta, spoke to Sky Sport on the draw for the round of 16 of the Europa League against Sporting, already faced during the group stage. "Winning the Europa League? In this round of 16 draw there are many teams with an important football history, it could have been a Champions League draw: as we go forward the opponents are increasingly stronger and more competitive." But "being able to take Atalanta and Bergamo around Europe is a source of pride for us. Behind it there is the important work of everyone and a great sharing of ideals with the territory and the city and this helps us to help Atalanta grow".

"We must not underestimate Slavia Prague, they are a solid, physical team, who made an important group. We must prepare well, on the international field we must not underestimate anyone, Milan must always aim to get far." Thus Franco Baresi, honorary vice-president of the Rossoneri, on the draw for the Europa League round of 16. "Milan must always be ambitious, we must try to do our best, when they are well they can compete with anyone: the team has all the qualities to aspire to important goals", adds Baresi, for whom, to overcome the too many goals conceded, "We all need to do something more. The team needs to grow in general, we need to be more compact, more united."

Sparta Prague-Liverpool, Marseille-Villarreal, Roma-Brighton, Benfica-Rangers, Freiburg-West Ham, Sporting Lisbon-Atalanta, Milan-Slavia Prague, Qarabag-Bayer Leverkusen.

The latest pairing is Bayer Leverkusen-Qarabag

Milan plays against Slavia Prague

Sporting Lisbon finds Atalanta

Freiburg vs West Ham.

Benfica drawn with Rangers.

For Roma there is De Zerbi's Brighton.

Marseille draws Villareal.

No Liverpool for the Italians: the English draw Sparta Prague

Everything is ready for the Europa League draws.

The Europa League round of 7 is scheduled for 14 and XNUMX March.

Fiorentina, top seed in the Nyon pot, could face Ajax, Dinamo Zagreb, Saint Gilloise, Olympiacos, Molde, Servette, Sturm Graz and Maccabi Haifa in the round of 16

For Atalanta the greatest danger is represented by Benfica. Also watch out for Marseille and Sporting Lisbon, already overcome in the initial group.

Milan and Roma, not being seeded, could draw Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen, big favorites for the final victory.

In the round of 16, matches between teams from the same country are not possible: therefore Italian derbies are excluded

In the second pot there are Milan, Roma, Benfica, Marseille, Sparta Prague, Sporting Lisbon, Freiburg and Qarabag.

The seeded teams are Atalanta, Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen, Brighton, West Ham, Villareal, Slavia Prague and Rangers Glasgow.