This afternoon saw the Europa Conference League round of 16 draw, with Unai Emery’s Aston Villa serving as the only British team participating.
As usual, the draw was held in Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon, where the clubs that advanced to the play-off round got knowledge of their opponent’s seed.
The last 16 fixtures will take place over consecutive weeks with the first legs being played on March 7th and the second legs following on March 14th.
The result of the draw is as follows:
Servette vs Viktoria Plzeň
Ajax vs Aston Villa
Molde vs Club Brugge
Union SG vs Fenerbahçe
Dinamo Zagreb vs PAOK
Sturm Graz vs LOSC Lille
Maccabi Haifa vs Fiorentina
Olympiacos vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv
There were sixteen teams in the draw. The eight teams that advanced from the knockout round play-offs were in the unseeded pot, while the eight Conference League group stage champions were in the seeded pot.
Each side had one side drawn, with the sides that were seeded playing the return legs at home. It was not permitted to draw clubs from the same association against one another.
The eight ties’ winners move on to the quarterfinals, and the draw is set for this Friday, March 15. The losers are eliminated from the European tournament for 2023–2024.