Europa League playoff draw in full: Results as Man United eliminate Barcelona to reach Round of 16

Kyle Bonn

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The Europa League might be considered Europe's second-tier continental competition, but there was a tie in this season's playoff round worthy of global attention.

Barcelona, who dropped out of the Champions League after finishing behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in their group, faced Manchester United in a two-legged tie in February.

The first leg ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw before United won 2-1 at home to go through.

Serie A giants Juventus progressed against Nantes, while Jose Mourinho's Roma got past Austria's RB Salzburg.

The winners of the playoff ties progressed to the Europa League Round of 16.

MORE: Complete schedule for UEFA Champions League Round of 16 fixtures

Europa League knockout playoffs draw, schedule

The winners from the playoff round will advance to the Round of 16 and will be matched up against a Europa League group winner. All eight Europa League group winners earned a bye straight to the Round of 16.

The two-leg playoff matchups will be played in February. The draw for the Round of 16 will take place on February 24, the day after the playoff round concludes.

Europa League knockout playoffs (1st Leg)

Match result Date Time (BST / ET)
Barcelona 2-2 Manchester United Feb 16 17:45 / 12:45
Juventus 1-1 Nantes Feb 16 20:00 / 15:00
Sporting CP 1-1 Midtjylland Feb 16 20:00 / 15:00
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Stade Rennes Feb 16 17:45 / 12:45
Ajax 0-0 Union Berlin Feb 16 17:45 / 12:45
Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 AS Monaco Feb 16 20:00 / 15:00
Sevilla 3-0 PSV Eindhoven Feb 16 20:00 / 15:00
RB Salzburg 1-0 AS Roma Feb 16 17:45 / 12:45

Europa League knockout playoffs (2nd Leg)

Match 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Manchester United 2-1 Barcelona Feb 16 20:00 / 15:00
Nantes 0-3 Juventus Feb 16 17:45 / 12:45
Midtjylland 0-4 Sporting CP Feb 16 17:45 / 12:45
Stade Rennes 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk (4-5 on pens) Feb 16 20:00 / 15:00
Union Berlin 3-1 Ajax Feb 16 20:00 / 15:00
AS Monaco 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen (3-5 on pens) Feb 16 17:45 / 12:45
PSV Eindhoven 2-0 Sevilla Feb 16 17:45 / 12:45
AS Roma 2-0 RB Salzburg Feb 16 20:00 / 15:00

Teams qualifying from Europa League group stage

First-place finishers earned a bye to the Round of 16, while second-place finishers had to take part in the playoff round.

Europa League
Group
1st Place
(Group Winners)
2nd Place
(Group Runners-up)
A Arsenal (ENG) PSV (NED)
B Fenerbahce (TUR) Rennes (FRA)
C Real Betis (SPA) AS Roma (ITA)
D Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) Union Berlin (GER)
E Real Sociedad (SPA) Manchester United (ENG)
F Feyenoord (NED) Midtjylland (DEN)
G SC Freiburg (GER) Nantes (FRA)
H Ferencvaros (HUN) AS Monaco (FRA)

UEFA Europa League live stream, TV in 2022/23

Country TV channel Streaming
UK BT Sport 1/BT Sport Ultimate BT Sport app, BT Sport YouTube
USA CBS, CBSSN, Univision/TUDN fuboTV, Paramount+, ViX, ViX+
Australia 9Gem Stan Sport
Canada  — DAZN

Europa League schedule 2022/23

Knockout stage schedule

The draw for the 2022/23 Europa League knockout round playoffs took place on Nov. 7, 2022, and the draw for the Round of 16 will take place on Feb. 24, 2022.

The draw for the rest of the 2022/23 Europa League knockout rounds will take place on March 17, 2023.

The 2023 Europa League final will take place in Budapest, Hungary on May 31, 2023.

Round 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Knockout Playoffs Feb. 16, 2023 Feb. 23, 2023
Round of 16 Mar. 9, 2023 Mar. 16, 2023
Quarterfinals Apr. 13, 2023 Apr. 20, 2023
Semifinals May 11, 2023 May 18, 2023
Final May 31, 2023

Kyle Bonn

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Kyle Bonn, is a Syracuse University broadcast journalism graduate with over a decade of experience covering soccer globally. Kyle specializes in soccer tactics and betting, with a degree in data analytics. Kyle also does TV broadcasts for Wake Forest soccer, and has had previous stops with NBC Soccer and IMG College. When not covering the game, he has long enjoyed loyalty to the New York Giants, Yankees, and Fulham. Kyle enjoys playing racquetball and video games when not watching or covering sports.