The draw for the knockout phase play-offs took place on Friday, and we know the rivals for the teams that did not immediately qualify for round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League. The eight teams that made it were Lyon, Aston Villa, Midtjylland, Real Betis, Porto, Braga, SC Freiburg and Roma, and will wait until March 12 and 19 for the round of 16.
After the draw, the calendar was made, and we now know the exact dates and times for the play-off matches to take place at the end of February:
Games on 19 February
Fenerbahçe vs Nottingham Forest: 18:45 CET, 17:45 GMT
GNK Dinamo vs Genk: 18:45 CET, 17:45 GMT
PAOK vs Celta: 18:45 CET, 17:45 GMT
Brann vs Bologna: 18:45 CET, 17:45 GMT
Celtic vs Stuttgart: 21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT
Lille vs Crvena Zvezda: 21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT
Panathinaikos vs Viktoria Plzeň: 21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT
Ludogorets vs Ferencváros: 21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT
Games on 26 February
Viktoria Plzeň vs Panathinaikos: 18:45 CET, 17:45 GMT
Ferencváros vs Ludogorets: 18:45 CET, 17:45 GMT
Crvena Zvezda vs Lille: 18:45 CET, 17:45 GMT
Stuttgart vs Celtic: 18:45 CET, 17:45 GMT
Bologna vs Brann: 21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT
Genk vs GNK Dinamo: 21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT
Nottingham Forest vs Fenerbahçe: 21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT
Celta vs PAOK: 21:00 CET, 20:00 GMT
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