The eight teams who finished as runners-up in the group stage were paired with the eight clubs transferred into the competition from the Champions League as follows.Play-off round<ul><li>Feyenoord v AS Roma</li><li>AC Milan v Rennes</li><li>Lens v Freiburg</li><li>Young Boys v Sporting CP</li><li>Benfica v Toulouse</li><li>Braga v Qarabag</li><li>Galatasaray v Sparta Prague</li><li>Shakhtar Donetsk v Marseille</li></ul>These fixtures will be played over two legs in February.Liverpool automatically progressed to the Round of 16 after topping Group E and will therefore face one of the eight sides who advance from the play-off round.Last-16 matches are scheduled to be played on March 7 and March 14 and the Reds will be away from home in the first leg and at Anfield for the return game.

The knockout phase of the Europa League has taken further shape after today’s draw for the play-off round. Find out more.