Europa League draw Round of 16 date, time, teams, TV and broadcast as matches and schedule are set

The 16-team field still standing in the 2022 Europa League is almost fixed after the conclusion of the special round of playoffs.

The two-legged playoffs held on February 17 and 24 determined the final eight teams to join the eight Europa League group winners in the round of 16.

The round of 16 and subsequent rounds – quarter-finals and semi-finals – will each be played over two legs, with the team that scores the most goals over the two matches advancing to the next round. The two teams left standing after the semi-finals will meet in the 2022 Europa League final on May 18 in Seville, Spain.

The only difference in the Europa League Round of 16 this year is that there is no away goal tiebreaker in case the teams are even on aggregate at the end of the second game. UEFA abolished the away goals rule in June 2021. Extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out will determine the winner should the teams be level on goals after 180 minutes.

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Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Round of 16 draw.

When is the Europa League Round of 16 draw?

• Dated: Friday February 25
• Time: 6 a.m. ET (12 p.m. CET)
• American TV channel: Any
• Streaming: CBS Sports HeadquartersParamount+ (in the United States), UEFA.tv

The draw will take place at 6am ET on Friday February 25 from UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

It will be broadcast live on UEFA.tvand fans in the United States will have special coverage on CBS Sports HQ and Paramount+. CBS will provide 45 minutes of live coverage and analysis beginning at 5:45 a.m. ET. Host Poppy Miller will be joined by analysts Ian Joy and Luis Garcia for live coverage of the draw.

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How is the Europa League draw going?

The Europa League group winners will be seeded. They will be drawn against the winners of the knockout round, which saw the teams who came second in their Europa League groups play the teams who finished third in the Champions League groups.

The eight winners of the Europa League group stage will be able to play the second leg at home, which is seen as an advantage since any extra time or a penalty shoot-out would be played at home.

It should also be remembered that clubs from the same country cannot be drawn against each other at this stage. This restriction is removed from the quarter-finals.

There are three teams from Spain (Barcelona, ​​Real Betis and Sevilla) and three from Germany (Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig), while France (Lyon, Monaco) and Portugal (Porto, Braga) have two representatives. Sevilla dream of qualifying for the final which takes place on their own ground.

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Which teams are in the Europa League draw?

The eight seeded teams – the group winners – who are already in the draw will be in a pot:

• Red Star of Belgrade (Serbia)
• Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
• Galatasaray (Turkey)
• Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
• Lyon, France)
• AS Monaco (France)
• Spartak Moscow (Russia)
• West Ham (England)

They will face the survivors of the round of 16 playoff between the third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage and the second-placed teams from the Europa League group stage:

• Sevilla (Spain): 3-2 on aggregate against Dinamo Zagreb
• Atalanta (Italy): 5-1 on aggregate against Olympiacos
• RB Leipzig (Germany): 5-3 on aggregate against Real Sociedad
• Porto (Portugal): 4-3 on aggregate against Lazio
• Barcelona (Spain): 5-3 on aggregate v Napoli
• Real Betis (Spain): 3-2 on aggregate against Zenit
• Rangers (Scotland): 6-4 on aggregate against Borussia Dortmund
• Sporting Braga (Portugal): 2-2 on aggregate (3-2 PK) against Sheriff Tiraspol

When will the Europa League round of 16 be?

The round of 16 kicks off on March 10, with the return matches taking place the following week on March 17.

Round of 16 – First leg

Round of 16 – Second leg

How to watch the Europa League Round of 16

The Europa League Round of 16 is broadcast in the United States by CBS (English) and Univision (Spanish) on a number of television and streaming platforms. DAZN is the exclusive broadcaster in Canada.

• Appointment: Thursday March 10 and Thursday March 17
• American TV channels: TUDN, UniMas, Galavision, TUDNxtra
• Distribution in the United States: fuboTVParamount+, PrendeTV, TUDN.tv, TUDN app
• Canadian broadcast: DAZN

UNITED STATES: CBS Sports offers live pre-game, halftime and post-game shows, broadcast on Paramount+. There will also be a RedZone-like show called “The Golazo Show”, featuring all the goals and best odds from the simultaneous matches.

Almost all Europa League matches are available to stream on fuboTVwhich offers a free trial for new subscribers. The streaming platform carries CBS Sports Network and the entire Univision family of channels: Univision, TUDN, UniMas, Galavision and TUDNxtra.

Canada: The Europa League is carried exclusively by DAZN in Canada with matches available live and on demand.