For the two German clubs in the Europa League it goes to the East. Both Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen unpleasant tasks assigned were Eintracht on Monday in Nyon for the first knockout round of the competition. The Bundesliga-5. from Hesse had to deal with the Ukrainian top club Shakhtar Donetsk. The werkself in the first knockout round of the Europa League at the Russian Club FK Krasnodar. Both Bundesliga as group winners on 14. February first away, and the return games on 21. February riding at home the best.
Despite the tricky challenge of the Frankfurter have every reason to be Confident. Finally, the Team of Adi Hütter remained as the first German team in the six group of the Europe League without any point loss. The qualities of Donetsk were the last to feel the hope Heimer. The Team of coach Julian nail man remained in both Games, the current Champions League against the Ukrainians dominated the women (2:2/2:3) and had to leave the third position in the Group.
Really simple, the task for the Bundesliga-11. from Leverkusen, the supernatant of the group stage, although not as good as the Frankfurter, but also as the winner. Opponents Krasnodar qualified as the group second for the K. o.-round, equal on points with Sevilla FC. This indicates that major competitiveness: Finally, the Spaniards in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, won the competition three Times in a series. (dpa)
draw football Europa League: All matches at a glance
1/16 finals (first legs 14. Feb. Back games 21. Feb.):
Viktoria Plzen, Dinamo Zagreb
club Brugge – RB Salzburg
Rapid Wien – Inter Milan
Slavia Prague – KRC Genk
FK Krasnodar – Bayer Leverkusen
FC Zurich – Napoli
Malmö FF – FC Chelsea
Shakhtar Donetsk – Eintracht Frankfurt
Celtic Glasgow – FC Valencia
Stade Rennes – Betis Sevilla
Olympiakos Piraeus – Dynamo Kiev
Lazio Rom – FC Sevilla
Fenerbahce Istanbul – Zenit St. Petersburg
Sporting Lisbon – FC Villarreal
BATE Borisov – FC Arsenal
Galatasaray Benfica Lisbon
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Europa League Frankfurt and Leverkusen
More events:
first legs – back-games
second round: 07 draw in the next round. March – 14. March
quarter-finals: 11. April – 18. April
semi-finals: 02. May – 09. May
final: 29. May in Baku