The first legs are scheduled for February 13, with the return legs on February 20.
On Friday, January 31, the draw for the playoffs (1/16 finals) of the 2024/25 Europa League season took place in Nyon, Switzerland.
This is the debut draw of the second most prestigious European Cup in a new format: 36 clubs played in a single league, where they played against eight different opponents (four home and four away matches).
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Europa League reached the 1/8 finals: Lazio, Athletic Bilbao, Manchester United, Tottenham, Eintracht, Lyon, Olympiacos and Rangers.
The clubs that took 9th to 24th places in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals.
It should be noted that the Italian Roma of Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbyk will fight for a ticket to the 1/8 finals with the Portuguese Porto.
2024/25 Europa League: 1/16 draw results final
Twente vs. Bodo-Glimt
Fenerbahce vs. Anderlecht
Union vs. Ajax
PAOK vs. FCSB
Midtjylland vs. Real Sociedad
Ferencvaros vs. Viktoria Plzen
Porto vs. Roma
AZ Alkmaar vs. Galatasaray
The first legs of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League will be played on February 13, and the return matches will be played on February 20.
Europa League playoff schedule
- Playoffs: February 13 and 20 2025
- Draw for the Round of 16, Quarter-finals and Semi-finals: 21 February 2025
- Round of 16 matches: 6 and 13 March 2025
- Quarter-final matches: 10 and 17 April 2025
- Semi-final matches: 1 and 8 May 2025
- Final: 21 May 2025 (Bilbao)
