Europa League draw: Manchester United face Barcelona in MASSIVE play-off tie, Sevilla get PSV

Manchester United face Barcelona in the first knockout round of the Europa League in a draw with eight Champions League titles between the two teams.

The draw for the next stage of the competition took place in Switzerland on Monday afternoon, with several big hitters in the draw, either through qualification in second place in their group or through withdrawals from the Champions League.

United against Barcelona led the draw, but Juventus and Ajax were among the other teams to find out their fate ahead of the play-off round.

Manchester United have drawn Barcelona in a battle between two giants in the Europa League play-offs

On Monday, the draw for the next round of the Europa League took place in Switzerland

The full draw featured some interesting ties but was topped off by the Man United match

Juventus will face France’s Nantes, with Ajax, which fell into the league after failing to qualify from Liverpool’s Champions League group, will face Germany’s Union Berlin.

Jose Mourinho’s Roma, who won the Europa Conference League last season, will face Salzburg, while six-time champions Sevilla will face PSV.

Philippe Clement’s team in Monaco was drawn against Bayern Leverkusen, Sporting Lisbon against FC Midtjylland and Shakhtar Donetsk against Stade Rennais.

Xavi’s Barcelona, ​​who was drawn first, dropped out of the Champions League

Barcelona were the first team to come out of the hat and gasping could almost be heard in the football world as Manchester United’s name followed in the next ball.

The 2008-09 and 2010-11 finals were held in the Champions League, but both sides have struggled to stay at the top of Europe in recent years.

Former Fulham and West Brom favorite Zoltan Gera was on hand to draw the names at the event hosted by Giorgio Marchetti in the presence of several officials in Nyon.

Former Fulham and West Brom favorite Zoltan Gera pulled the teams out in Switzerland

Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United will face a tough test in their bid to win the league

The eight group winners, including Arsenal, will rejoin the competition in the next round

The play-off round consists of 16 teams finishing either second in their Europa League group or third in their Champions League group, with teams all playing a team originally from the other league.

It was also impossible for anyone to play against a team from their country at this stage.

The winners of the draw will advance to the last 16 of the competition where the winners of the Europa League groups, including Arsenal, will wait.

The draw will take place over a two-week period, with the first legs on February 16 and the second on February 23.