Arsenal Handed Olympiacos Rematch in Last 16 of 2020-21 Europa League

Arsenal have drawn Olympiacos in the Round of 16 of 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, whilst Manchester United, Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur also discovered their opposition.

Having been knocked out at the Round of 32 stage last season by Olympiacos on away goals after a 2-2 draw on aggregate, Arsenal will once again lock horns with the Greek opposition with the first leg on 11 March held away before hosting the second leg a week later.

Man Utd have been handed a reunion with their former striker, Zlatan Ibrahimović as the Swede and AC Milan visit Old Trafford in the first leg, before visiting the Italian team at the San Siro a week later.

Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham will face Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb as they look to make it two Quarter Final appearances in three seasons across all UEFA competitions.

Slavia Prague’s reward for knocking out Leicester City in the Last 32 is another tie against British opposition, although they will this time face Scotland’s Rangers who battered Antwerp 9-5 on aggregate in a thrilling tie to advance to this stage.

Elsewhere, Granada continue their maiden campaign in any UEFA competition as they take on Molde for a place in the Quarter Finals, after the pair stunned Napoli and Hoffenheim respectively.

AS Roma will look to go a step further than they managed last season as they take on Shakhtar Donetsk, who reached the last four of last season’s competition.

Dynamo Kiev edged past Club Brugge in the last round and have been handed a tough test against La Liga’s Villarreal.

Ajax meanwhile will face Young Boys who knocked out Bayer Leverkusen in the Last 32 to set up this tie.

First leg ties are scheduled to be held on Thursday 11 March 2021 with the second legs set to take place a week later, on Thursday 19 March.

Here are the full draw details from the Round of 16 draw for 2020-21 UEFA Europa League.

Ajax v Young Boys
Dynamo Kiev v Villarreal CF
AS Roma v Shakhtar Donetsk
Olympiacos v Arsenal
Dinamo Zagreb v Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United v AC Milan
Slavia Prague v Rangers
Granada v Molde

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