Premier League title hopefuls Arsenal are still among the bookmakers' favourites to win the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League after an impressive start to the competition in which the Gunners won five of their first six games.
Defeat at early Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven was the only hitch as Mikel Arteta's squad did the double over Norwegian team Bodo/Glimt and Swiss side FC Zurich, as well as beating their Dutch rivals at the Emirates.
All of which means the two-time finalists will return to the Europa League in confident mood when their campaign resumes in March 2023.
Who's up next for Arsenal and when are they playing? The Sporting News has the details.
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When is the next round of the Europa League?
The next round of the Europa League will be the Round of 16 with fixtures due to take place in mid-March.
Most recently we saw the knockout round play-offs take place – a set of eight two-legged ties between the runners-up in each group.
That saw the likes of Manchester United overcome Barcelona in two legs to book their spot in the Round of 16. Arsenal did not take part in the round because they topped the table.
When do Arsenal play next in the Europa League?
After learning Sporting Lisbon will be their opponent in the round of 16 draw, Arsenal are scheduled to be back in action on March 9 at the Emirates Stadium, with the second leg of the round of 16 tie away on March 16.
Which teams are in the Europa League last 16?
Here's how the Round of 16 draw looks:
- Arsenal (England) vs Sporting CP (Portugal)
- Real Betis (Spain) vs Manchester United (England)
- Fenerbahce (Turkey) vs Sevilla (Spain)
- Ferencvaros (Hungary) vs Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
- Feyenoord (Netherlands) vs Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
- Freiburg (Germany) vs Juventus (Italy)
- Real Sociedad (Spain) vs Roma (Italy)
- Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgium) vs. Union Berlin (Germany)
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