Barca meets Galatasaray in the round of 16 of the Europa League

 Barca meets Galatasaray in the round of 16 of the Europa League

Coach Xavi Hernandez's army avoided strong opponents like Atalanta, West Ham or Leipzig in the eighth round of the Europa League.

On the evening of February 25 (Hanoi time), the draw for the round of 16 Europa League teams took place. Former Sevilla goalkeeper Andreas Palop brought his old team to a tough opponent West Ham. The first leg will take place in Spain.

The team rated the strongest round of 1/8, Barca, only had to meet Galatasaray. The Turkish representative is in bad form in the domestic league when he ranks 13th, just 6 points above the relegation group. Barca is in high form when scoring 15 goals in the last 5 matches in all competitions and is unbeaten.

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Barca are in high form recently. Photo: Reuters.

All rookies of the Camp Nou team in the winter transfer window such as Ferran Torres, Pierre Aubameyang, Adama Traore all played impressively in Barca's 5-3 victory over Napoli in the round of 16.

The sole representative of Serie A, Atalanta, meets Bayer Leverkusen in this round. The first leg took place in Italy first. Two clubs from Ligue 1, AS Monaco and Lyon meet Porto and Braga in this round.

The semi-finalists of the 2019/20 Champions League, Leipzig, face the Russian capital team, Spartak Moscow. The team beat Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16, Rangers met the 1991 European Cup winners, Red Star Belgrade.

All matches of the Europa League round of 16 will take place on March 10. The return leg takes place 7 days later. The draw took place on March 18.

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Details of the Europa League round of 16 matches. Photo: UEL.