Manchester United’s failure to finish top in their group will see them come against Barcelona in the Europa League play-off.
Barcelona failed to get out of a group which included Bayern Munich and Inter Milan dropping into the Europa League for the second season running.
The tie will be played over two legs on Feb. 16 and Feb. 23.
The Europa League playoff round pairs the eight teams that finished second in the group stage against the eight sides that finished third in their Champions League group, thus dropping down into Europe’s second tier competition.
The winners will advance to the round of 16, where they will be drawn against one of the eight teams who won their Europa League group. Arsenal, Real Betis, Real Sociedad are among those sides.
This season’s final will be played at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on May 31, with Budapest-based Ferencvaros among the other teams that will enter the competition in the next round.
#UEL Full Draw:
Barcelona – Man Utd 
Juventus – Nantes 
Sporting – Midtjylland 
Shakhtar – Rennes 
Ajax – Union Berlin 
Leverkusen – Monaco Sevilla – PSV 
Salzburg – Roma 
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