16 teams confirmed for Europa League round of 16

The Europa League Round of 16 has officially determined the 16 teams after the second leg of the play-off round ended on the morning of February 23.

The eight clubs that qualified for the play-off round after the Europa League were AC Milan, AS Roma, Freiburg, Sporting CP, Benfica, Qarabag, Sparta Prague and Marseille.

Notably, among these, only 2 teams relegated from the Champions League, AC Milan and Benfica, are still continuing their journey.

AC Milan did not get a good result when they lost 2-3 to Rennes, creating an attractive score chase at Roazhon Park Stadium.

However, the defeat could not prevent AC Milan from advancing to the round of 16 with a 5-3 aggregate victory after two matches.

In the first leg, Milan beat Rennes 3-0 thanks to goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek (double) and Rafael Leão.

Along with AC Milan, Benfica could only draw 0-0 in the second leg at Toulouse, but still won the right to go through thanks to a 2-1 win in the first leg.

Meanwhile, six other teams, Galatasaray, Lens, Braga, Feyenoord, Young Boys, and Shakhtar Donetsk, have all exited European competition.

In the play-off round, France had 4 teams participating but only Marseille continued their journey.

Marseille beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 in the second leg, to win 5-3 on aggregate.

The remaining French team Lens were also eliminated after a 2-3 loss to Freiburg.

Previously, Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen, Atalanta, West Ham United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Rangers, Villarreal and Slavia Prague were the teams that won direct tickets to the round of 16 thanks to their group-top performance.

As planned, at 6:00 p.m. on February 23, UEFA will conduct the draw for the round of 16 of the Europa League 2023-2024.