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Arsenal And Man United Possible Opponents In Europa League Round Of 16

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February 24, 2023

Arsenal And Man United Possible Opponents In Europa League Round Of 16

This article discusses Arsenal and Manchester United‘s possible opponents in the round of 16 of the Europa League as we await the official draw today.

Arsenal secured their position at the top of their group, which included FC Zurich, Bodo/Glimt, and PSV, and as a result, they did not participate in the most recent round of 32 matches that took place last week.

On other hand, Manchester United defeated Barcelona 2-1 at Old Trafford on Thursday to qualify. The victory resulted in a 4-3 aggregate win against the current leaders of La Liga, with Fred and Antony scoring in the second half to secure United’s European aspirations.

In addition, Arsenal has been free for most midweeks due to their absence from the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

This additional rest has been advantageous for Mikel Arteta’s team as they are currently leading the Premier League by two points ahead of Manchester City, who have played one more league game than Arsenal this season.

However, the team is scheduled to play in each of the next three midweeks, beginning with a league match against Everton on Wednesday evening, followed by their Europa League knockout matches on the two subsequent Thursdays.

In the 2018/19 season, Arsenal came very close to winning the Europa League but lost 4-1 to Chelsea in the final in Baku, which was a huge disappointment.

During his first season as Arsenal’s manager, Arteta was eliminated by Olympiacos in the round of 16, and in the following season, Arsenal lost in the semi-finals to Villarreal, who eventually went on to win the competition.

In today’s draw, the north London team may face some challenging opponents, such as the Serie A giants Juventus, Europa League experts Sevilla, or Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma.

Infoexpert24 presents you with all seven potential opponents that Arsenal and Man United may face. However, Arsenal cannot be drawn with Manchester United since they belong to the same association.

Potential Arsenal opponents:

Union Berlin

Juventus

Sporting Lisbon

Shakhtar Donetsk

Bayer Leverkusen

Sevilla

Roma

Which sides can Man Utd face?

Manchester United are eligible to draw any of the seven group winners in the Europa League last-16, with the exception of Arsenal, as teams from the same country cannot be paired together. United could potentially face Real Sociedad again, despite playing against the Spanish team over two legs in the group stage.

The other six potential opponents that Manchester United could face in the next round are

Union Saint-Gilloise

Freiburg

Ferencvaros

Feyenoord

Real Betis

Fenerbahce

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