The draw for the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 was held in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday with some interesting match-ups set to take center stage in the coming knockout stage of the competition.
Interestingly, of all the 16 teams in the round, Manchester United are the only team who have tasted title glory.
In this article, NetBet Nigeria provides relevant stats on all 16 participants and which of either teams in a tie is favourite to progress.
Ajax Amsterdam vs. Young Boys
The Dutch giants have got a relatively easy tie in their hands but an in-form Young Boys, who just defeated Bayer Leverkusen twice in space of one week, are sure no pushovers.
Ajax
Guide: From Champions League Group D [2W, 1D, 3L; 7GF, 7GA]
Round of 32: vs. Lille 1-2 [A], 2-1 [H]
Best outing at competition: Finalist (2016/17)
Young Boys
Guide: Europa League Group A runner-up [3W, 1D, 2L; 9GF, 7GA]
Round of 32: vs. Bayer Leverkusen 3-4 [H], 0-2 [A]
Best outing at competition: Round of 32 (2010/11)
Favourites: Ajax
Dynamo Kyiv vs. Villarreal
Dynamo Kyiv
Guide: From Champions League Group G [1W, 1D, 4L; 4GF, 13GA]
Round of 32: vs. Club Brugge 1-1 [H], 0-1 [A]
Best outing at competition: Quarter-final (2010/11, 14/15)
Villarreal
Guide: Europa League Group I winner [4W, 1D, 0L; 14GF, 5GA]
Round of 32: vs. RB Salzburg 0-2 [A], 2-1 [H]
Best outing at competition: Semi-final (2010/11)
Favourites: Villarreal
AS Roma vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Roma
Guide: Europa League Group A winner [4W, 1D, 1L; 13GF, 5GA]
Round of 32: vs. Sporting Braga 0-2 [A], 3-1 [H]
Best outing at competition: Round of 16 (2014/15, 16/17, 19/20)
Shakhtar
Guide: From Champions League Group B [2W, 2D, 2L; 5GF, 12GA]
Round of 32: vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-2 [A], 1-0 [H]
Best outing at competition: Semi-final (2016/17, 19/20)
Favourites: Roma
Olympiacos vs. Arsenal
The Greek side delivered Arsenal a stunning defeat in the Round of 32 just last year and the Gunners have now gotten themselves and interesting chance to get revenge in this rematch.
Olympiacos
Guide: From Champions League Group C [1W, 0D, 5L; 2GF, 10GA]
Round of 32: vs. PSV Eindhoven 4-2 [H], 1-2 [A]
Best outing at competition: Round of 16 (2011/12, 16/17, 19/20)
Arsenal
Guide: Europa League Group B winner [6W, 0D, 0L; 20GF, 5GA]
Round of 32: vs. Benfica 1-1 [A], 3-2 [H]
Best outing at competition: Finalist (2018/19)
Favourites: Arsenal
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Tottenham Hotspur
The competition provides a decent chance at winning a title for Jose Mourinho’s Spurs and they will definitely not want to blow that away when they face the Croatian side, who have enjoyed a quite impressive run in the competition this season.
Dinamo
Guide: Europa League Group K winner [4W, 2D, 0L; 9GF, 1GA]
Round of 32: vs. FC Krasnodar 3-2 [A], 1-0 [H]
Best outing at competition: Round of 16 (2018/19)
Spurs
Guide: Europa League Group J winner [4W, 1D, 1L; 15GF, 5GA]
Round of 32: vs. Wolfsberger AC 1-4 [A], 4-1 [H]
Best outing at competition: Quarter-final (2012/13)
Favourites: Tottenham
Manchester United vs. AC Milan
An interesting match-up that will see Zlatan Ibrahimovic reunite with his Manchester United folks.
Man Utd
Guide: From Champions League Group H [3W, 0D, 3L; 15GF, 10GA]
Round of 32: vs. Real Sociedad 0-4 [A], 0-0 [H]
Best outing at competition: Winner (2016/17)
Milan
Guide: Europa League Group H winner [4W, 1D, 1L; 12GF, 7GA]
Round of 32: vs. FK Crvena zveda 2-2 [A], 1-1 [H]
Best outing at competition: Round of 16 (2017/18)
Favourites: Manchester United
SK Slavia Praha vs. Rangers
Steven Gerard’s men are enjoying a quite remarkable season but the Czech champions have proven to be quite formidable in Europe lately, and will definitely provide a tough challenge.
Slavia Praha
Guide: Europa League Group C runner-up [4W, 0D, 2L; 12GF, 11GA]
Round of 32: vs. Leicester City 0-0 [H], 0-2 [A]
Best outing at competition: Quarter final (2018/19)
Rangers
Guide: Europa League Group D winner [4W, 2D, 0L; 13GF, 7GA]
Round of 32: vs. Royal Antwerp 3-4 [A], 5-2 [H]
Best outing at competition: Round of 16 (2010/11, 19/20)
Favourites: Rangers
Granada vs. Molde FK
The Spanish side are having a dream debut outing in Europe and should not have much problems getting past the Molde test to continue their historic run.
Granada
Guide: Europa League Group E runner-up [3W, 2D, 1L; 6GF, 3GA]
Round of 32: vs. Napoli 2-0 [H], 2-1 [A]
Best outing at competition: Nil
Molde
Guide: Europa League Group B runner-up [3W, 1D, 2L; 9GF, 11GA]
Round of 32: vs. Hoffenheim 3-3 [H], 0-2 [A]
Best outing at competition: Round of 32 (2015/16)
Favourites: Granada
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