The 2023/24 Europa Conference League round 16 draw has been completed with AstonVilla have been drawn to take on Dutch giants Ajax, MySportDab reports.
Aston Villa, under Unai Emery, flew high in the third-tier European club competition, finishing as winners of Group E. They will take on Dutch giants Ajax, who have won European club competitions four times.
Jordan Henderson terminated his spell in Saudi Arabia to join the Eredivisie outfit and will hope to feature for the club as they prepare to take on the Premier League side.
Ajax will host the first leg of the encounter in Amsterdam on March 7 before traveling to England for the second leg the following week.
Jordan Henderson will return to European football as well as returning to England, his native country, where he built a giant career with Premier League giants Liverpool.
In other Europa Conference League round 16 fixtures, Ligue side Lille have been paired against Stum Graz while Fiorentina will take on Maccabi Haifa.
Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise will host Turkish side Fenerbahce before traveling to Turkey for the second leg.
Europa Conference League last-16 draw in full
Servette vs Viktoria Plzen
Ajax vs Aston Villa
Molde vs Club Brugge
Union Saint-Gilloise vs Fenerbahce
Dinamo Zagreb vs PAOK Salonika
Sturm Graz vs Lille
Maccabi Haifa vs Fiorentina
Olympiakos vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv
The first leg of all the fixtures will be played on March 7 while the second leg will be played on March 14 the following week
