The draw for the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 was completed on Thursday, and there are quality matches aplenty.
Chelsea-Sparta Prague, Zenit St Petersburg-Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen-Benfica are just some of the marquee games set to take place in the first round of the knockout phase of the competition. Other intriguing matches that came as a result of Thursday’s draw include Atletico Madrid-Rubin Kazan and Borussia Moenchengladbach-Lazio.
As for the Americans Abroad contingent, Steve Cherundolo and Hannover 96 will take on Samuel Eto’o and Anzhi Makhachkala while Clint Dempsey, Brad Friedel and Tottenham will face Lyon.
Here is the full list of all the Round of 32 games:
BATE Borisov v Fenerbahce
Inter Milan v CFR Cluj
Levante v Olympiakos
Zenit St Petersburg v Liverpool
Dynamo Kiev v Bordeaux
Bayer Leverkusen v Benfica
Newcastle United v Metalist Kharkiv
VfB Stuttgart v Genk
Atletico Madrid v Rubin Kazan
Ajax v Steaua Bucuresti
FC Basel v Dnipro
Anzhi Makhachkala v Hannover
Sparta Prague v Chelsea
Borussia Moenchengladbach v Lazio
Tottenham v Lyon
Napoli v Viktoria Pizen
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What do you think of these matches? Which are you looking forward to the most? Which big team do you see failing to move on from this round?
Share your thoughts below.
Depends on the transfer market but Liverpool vs Zenit. Great match up could go either way. Only if Hulk stays.
Im a ljLiverpool fan so whoever they play is all good but what a game. So excited.
The Zenit one actually looks like trouble to me….enthusiastic English fans….a Russian fanbase that won’t like the Reds’ multiculti roster….
Evra is wondering if Suarez will join the Russian fanbase in their chants?
Atletico Madrid or Lazio. thats my money on winning the titke
Lyon vs Spurs. Great match. Dempsey is in for a thrill
Is Lloris allowed to celebrate if he plays and saves a shot? [You know, if former players are in etiquette not supposed to celebrate goals against old teams, what about GKs?]
Far as Tottenham goes, how the heck do you get handed this roster and you are in 4th in the EPL and had 4 draws in the group stage? They have 3 of the better GKs in Europe….Friedel, Lloris, and Gomes….AVB is brutal.