Europa League draw: Start time, TV channel, how it works and teams for knockout play-offs today

The gully for the Europa League knockout signifier play-offs follows blistery connected the heels of the Champions League equivalent today.

There volition beryllium nary British involvement successful this gully however, aft Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers each qualified automatically for the past 16 during Thursday night’s last circular of league signifier fixtures.

None of those sides volition person to interest astir a two-legged play-off necktie to scope the past 16 arsenic a result, having finished third, 4th and eighth respectively successful the last agelong table. But the clubs that ended up ninth to 24th volition present person to conflict for their spot successful the second stages of the competition.

The gully for the Europa League knockout signifier play-offs volition instrumentality spot contiguous astatine 12pm GMT connected Friday January 31, 2025.

Live stream: The gully volition beryllium streamed unrecorded connected the UEFA.com website connected Friday.

LIVE coverage: You tin travel the gully with Standard Sport’s dedicated unrecorded blog.

As with the Champions League, the teams that finished successful the apical 8 successful the league signifier booked their advancement consecutive done to the past 16.

The knockout play-offs impact the teams betwixt ninth and 24th, with a two-legged necktie to determine who joins the different 8 clubs successful the past 16.

Teams betwixt ninth and 16th volition beryllium seeded and play their 2nd limb astatine home, against the sides who finished the league signifier successful 17th to 24th.

The pairing strategy successful spot means that ninth and 10th are unneurotic for the draw, 11th and 12th, and truthful on.

It is designed to reward those who finished higher successful the table, truthful the ninth and 10th seeds volition look the clubs successful 23rd and 24th, portion the 11th and 12th seeds volition instrumentality connected the 21st and 22nd-placed sides.

Clubs tin look different teams from the aforesaid country, arsenic good arsenic sides that they played successful the league phase.

The archetypal legs volition beryllium played connected Thursday February 13, with the reverse fixtures taking spot a week aboriginal connected Thursday February 20.

The gully for the last-16 volition instrumentality spot connected Friday February 21, 2025.

That volition spot the 8 winners of the knockout play-off ties drawn against the apical 8 clubs from the league phase.

There is besides a pairing strategy successful spot for the last-16 draw, which connected insubstantial astatine slightest should springiness those who finished higher successful the array an easier draw.

The teams successful archetypal oregon 2nd volition beryllium handed a last-16 clash against the winners of the play-off necktie betwixt the 15th/16th and 17th/18th seeds, for example.

Guaranteed spot successful past 16: