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Manchester United have drawn Actual Betis within the Europa League spherical of 16.
The 2 sides have by no means met earlier than in aggressive soccer, however they did play a pleasant not too long ago throughout the World Cup when Erik ten Hag took his males on a min-tour of Spain.
Betis gained that match 1-0.
The Pink Devils certified for the around the arduous method. Ending second of their group to Actual Sociedad meant that they needed to navigate a tough further knockout spherical.
That impediment grew to become even greater once they had been drawn towards Barcelona, however targets from Marcus Rashford, a Jules Kounde personal aim, Fred and Antony noticed the Reds by way of to an epic 4-3 mixture win.
The winners of every knockout had been then paired towards one of many group winners, which means United may solely face Union Saint-Gilloise, Freiburg, Ferencvaros, Feyenoord, Actual Betis, Actual Sociedad once more, or Fenerbahce.
Arsenal had been the opposite group winners however two golf equipment from the identical league can’t meet at this stage.
On the opposite facet of the draw, and potential opponents within the quarter finals, are Juventus, Sporting, Rennes, Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen, Sevilla and Roma.
United is not going to be underestimating their Spherical of 16 opponents regardless of it being a a lot simpler draw on paper than the final one, with Betis 22 factors behind Barça in la Liga.
The primary leg will probably be performed at Outdated Trafford on Thursday 9 March and the second will probably be performed in Seville per week in a while 16 March.
The remainder of the draw is as follows:
Union Berlin vs. Union St-GilloiseSevilla vs. FenerbahçeJuventus vs. FreiburgLeverkusen vs. FerencvárosiSporting vs. ArsenalRoma vs. Actual SociedadShakhtar vs. Feyenoord
The standout tie of the spherical is undoubtedly José Mourinho’s Roma towards Actual Sociedad.
Ought to United defeat Betis, there’s a likelihood they are going to be travelling to the identical metropolis once more within the quarter finals, as Betis’ neighbours, Sevilla, are additionally nonetheless within the working.
