Barcelona will face Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League play-off. According to the Europa League format, 16 teams from the eight groups progressed to the knockout stages. While the second-place sides from the groups are in the play-off round, the group winners have automatically progressed to the round of 16.
Meanwhile, the third-place teams of UEFA Champions League from each group dropped into the UEFA Europa League knockout playoffs. Ajax (Group A), Bayer Leverkusen (Group B), Barcelona (Group C), Sporting CP (Group D), Red Bull Salzburg (Group E), Shakhtar Donetsk (Group F), Sevilla (Group G) and Juventus (Group H) now will face face second-place finishers from the eight UEFA Europa League groups.
The first legs will take place on February 16 with the return fixtures on February 23.
Play-off Fixtures:
- FC Barcelona vs Manchester United
- Juventus vs Nantes
- Sporting CP vs FC Midtjylland
- Shakhtar Donetsk vs Stade Rennais
- Ajax vs Union Berlin
- Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Monaco
- Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven
- FC Salzburg vs AS Roma
