Manchester United kept their hopes of European silverware alive this week as they both secured their spot in the Europa League quarter-finals.
Marcus Rashford's winner in Spain added to the Red Devils’ considerable three-goal advantage to oust Real Betis 5-1 on aggregate. Premier League rivals Arsenal did not have as much luck however after falling to a penalty shootout defeat to Sporting Lisbon.
Granit Xhaka initially opened the scoring for the Gunners only for a stunner from Pedro Goncalves to level matters. The game headed into a penalty shootout with Gabriel Martinelli the villain as he saw his effort saved.
Attention will now almost certainly turn to the draw for the next round with just two ties separating Man Utd from this year’s final in Budapest. With that being said, take a look at all the details you need ahead of the draw below:
When is the Europa League quarter-final draw?
The Europa League draw will be held at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland from 12pm GMT on Friday March 17. As well as the quarter-finals, the draw for the semi-finals, as well as the home and away teams for the final will also be selected.
The draw will be completed with no restrictions on who can play who.
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How can I watch?
The draw will be streamed live on UEFA's YouTube channel immediately after the Champions League draw, which takes place on Friday morning. Supporters can also tune into BT Sport 1.
When will the ties be played?
The quarter-finals will be held on April 13 and April 20. Victors of those ties will then compete in the semi-finals, scheduled for May 11 and May 18, ahead of the final on May 31.
Who else is still in?
Away from Man Utd, there are still a vast array of some of Europe’s biggest clubs still involved in the competition. Italian giants Juventus would arguably represent the nightmare scenario for both after they eased past Freiburg.
Feyenoord also booked their own spot in the quarter-finals in style by destroying Shakhtar Donetsk 7-1 in the second-leg to win 8-2 on aggregate. Serie A rivals Roma would also represent a considerable test after they found a route past Real Sociedad.
Many will also want to avoid habitual Europa League winners Sevilla after they got past Fenerbahce despite losing the second-leg 1-0. The quarter-final line-up is rounded off by Leverkusen and Union Saint-Gilloise after they found they way past Ferencvaros and Union Berlin respectively.
