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On Monday, in Nyon (Switzerland), the draw for the quarter-finals stage of the Europa League took place. After the ceremony, it was revealed that sensationally, the "Barcelona" team, who dropped from the Champions League into the tournament, will face a tough opponent. Xavi's team will face "Napoli" in a two-match series. A fierce battle is promised between "Porto" - "Roma" and "Lazio", "Leipzig" - "Real Sociedad" matches. The first matches will be played on February 17, with the return legs a week later. Quarterfinal stage pairs: "Sevilla" (ESP) vs "Dinamo Zagreb" (CRO), "Atalanta" (ITA) vs "Olympiacos" (GRE), "Leipzig" (GER) vs "Real Sociedad" (ESP), "Barcelona" (ESP) vs "Napoli" (ITA), "Zenit" (RUS) vs "Betis" (ESP), "Dortmund" (GER) vs "Rangers" (SCO), "Sheriff" (MDA) vs "Braga" (POR), "Porto" (POR) vs "Lazio" (ITA).
Knockout round play-off draw ✅🤩 Which game are you looking forward to most? #UELdraw | #UELpic.twitter.com/J7q7sJDiCs - UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) December 13, 2021
