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Casey Evans

When are Europa League playoffs? Match dates and schedule for Manchester United

After failing to defeat Real Sociedad by two goals, Manchester United are the playoff round of the Europa League after finishing second in their group.

United have now unfortunately been drawn against Barcelona, the team that many fans agreed were the hardest possible draw in the competition. Of course, many fans have pointed out that this ironically means that after a transfer never materialised in the summer, Frenkie de Jong will eventually play at Old Trafford this season.

But which other teams are featured and who are playing? When are the fixtures and what happens next? MEN Sport has all the information you need.

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Europa League playoff round fixtures

Barcelona vs Manchester United

Juventus vs Nantes

Sporting CP vs Midtjylland

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Stade Rennais

Ajax vs Union Berlin

Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Monaco

Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven

RB Salzburg vs Roma

When are they played?

The first legs of the playoff round will be on 16th February, with the second leg being played on 23rd February. The seeded teams such as United will be at home in the second leg.

What happens next?

The eight winners from the playoff rounds will join the eight group winners for the round of 16. The losers will be out of Europe for the rest of the season.

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