Leicester have been drawn against Rennes in the Round of 16 in the 2021-22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Brendan Rogers’ Foxes qualified for this stage after thrashing Randers 7-2 on aggregate in their knockout play-off tie, having joined the competition after finishing third in their Europa League group in the Autumn.
Leicester will now face Rennes for a place in the Quarter-Finals with this tie marking the first time that the Foxes will meet French opposition in all UEFA competitions.
Celtic’s conquerors, Bodø/Glimt now will take on AZ Alkmaar for a spot in the Quarter-Finals, with the Norwegian club hosting the first leg at home.
Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma will face Vitesse who knocked his former team – Tottenham Hotspur out in the Group Stage, by virtue of Spurs forfeiting their final group match due to a Coronavirus outbreak at the club.
A tricky all-European tie will see two title favourites in Marseille and Basel meet with one of those two teams now set for an early exit.
PSV’S reward for scraping past Maccabi Tel Aviv in their knockout play–off tie is a two-legged encounter against Copenhagen.
Slavia Prague who knocked Leicester out of last season’s Europa League will face LASK, who had qualified as Group A winners and received a free pass to this stage as a consequence.
Partizan Belgrade will face Feyenoord after the Serbian club qualified for this stage by defeating Sparta Prague in their knockout play-off tie.
PAOK prevailed over Midtjylland on penalties in their knockout play-off tie after a 2-2 draw on aggregate and will now face Gent.
First legs will be played on Thursday 10 March with the second legs following seven days later on Thursday 17 March.
| Team One | v | Team Two |
| Marseille | v | Basel |
| Leicester | v | Rennes |
| PAOK | v | Gent |
| Vitesse | v | AS Roma |
| PSV | v | Copenhagen |
| Slavia Prague | v | LASK |
| Bodo/Glimt | v | AZ Alkmaar |
| Partizan Belgrade | v | Feyenoord |
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