The draw for 2023/24 Europa League has been confirmed featuring eight teams from Champions League and eight teams from Europa League as usual, MySportDab reports.
Third-placed teams in Champions League groups are paired for a two-legged match with all the group runners-up in the Europa League.
The eight teams from the Champions League who were seeded for the playoffs are;
Feyenoord
AC Milan
Lens
Young Boys
Benfica
Braga
Galatasaray
Shakhtar Donetsk
The runners-up in the group stages of the Europa League are;
Roma
Rennes
Freiburg
Sporting CP
Toulouse
Qarabag
Sparta Prague
Marseille
2023/24 Europa League Playoffs Full Draw
The full draw as released by UEFA pits Serie A giants AC Milan against Rennes of France.
Lens will play Freiburg while Young Boys will take on Portuguese side Sporting CP.
Benfica will play French Ligue 1 side Toulouse while Braga hosts Qarabag. Turkish side Galatasaray will take on Sparta Prague with Shaktar Donetsk taking on Marseille.
Full Fixtures
Feyenoord vs. Roma
AC Milan vs. Rennes
Lens vs. Freiburg
Young Boys vs. Sporting CP
Benfica vs. Toulouse
Braga vs. Qarabag
Galatasaray vs. Sparta Prague
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Marseille
All matches will be played in February with the first leg played on February 15, 2024 and the second leg on February 22, 2024.
The winners for the playoffs will be seeded for a quarter-final draw involving all the group winners in the competition.
Sevilla won the competition last season, and qualified for Champions League group stages. They finished bottom of their Champions League group and are out of all European competitions this season.