Manchester United to take on AC Milan as Europa League Round of 16 draw is announced

 

The conclusion of Round of 32 draw of the Europa League saw 16 teams continue their European Journey as they try to book a place in the final in Gdansk,Poland.

Out of the eight big fixtures in these round, all spotlight will be on the tie between Manchester United and AC Milan. The two European Giants have not enjoyed success recently as they did in the 90's and 00's but are no strangers to one another. The Red Devils have been eliminated by the I Rossoneri 4 times from European competition although United won the last knockout tie between these two as they won 7-2 on aggregate in the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League. It would also mea that former United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return to Old Trafford.

Other headline fixture will see the rematch of last year's Round of 16 tie as Olympiacos face off against Arsenal again. Last year the Greek side knocked out the Gunners with a 120th minute from Youssef El-Arabi.

The first legs are set to played on March 11 while the second legs will be played a week later on March 18.

The Draw in Full-

Ajax vs BSC Young Boys

Dynamo Kyiv vs Villarreal

AS Roma vs Shaktar Donetsk

Olympiacos vs Arsenal

Dinamo Zagreb vs Tottenham Hotspurs

Manchester United vs AC Milan

Slavia Praha vs Rangers

Granada vs Molde

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