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Europe League R16 Draw: Which teams are likelier to advance to the last eight?

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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