The 8 teams entering the 1/8 round of the Europa League

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Man Utd, Roma, Juventus, and Sevilla have made it to the Round of 16 of the Europa League. However, several strong teams like Ajax, Barcelona, and Monaco were eliminated in the play-off round.

After the group stage of the 2022/23 Europa League, the 8 group winners advanced to the Round of 16. The 8 runners-up had to play a play-off round against the third-placed teams from the Champions League groups, and the identities of the next 8 teams to advance to the Round of 16 were determined.

Match between Manchester United and Barcelona: Man Utd draw 2-2 at Barcelona's home ground, but the "Red Devils" won 2-1 at home, thus winning 4-3 on an aggregate and advancing.

Match between Midtjylland and Sporting: Sporting drew 1-1 at home, but the Portuguese representative played brilliantly away and won 4-0. With an overall 5-1 victory, Sporting advanced.

Match between Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen: Monaco went into the second leg with a slight advantage after winning 3-2 at home in the first leg. However, Bayer Leverkusen won an impressive 4-2 victory at home, winning 6-5 on aggregate to advance.

Match between Juventus and Nantes: Nantes drew 1-1 away in the first leg but lost 0-4 at home to Juventus. "The Old Lady" won 5-1 on aggregate to advance.

Match between AS Roma and Salzburg: Roma lost 0-1 away in the first leg after conceding in the final minutes of the game. In the second leg, Mourinho's team took advantage of their home ground to win 2-0, just enough to advance to the next round.

The 8 teams entering the 1/8 round of the Europa League

Match between Union Berlin and Ajax: In the first leg, Union Berlin held Ajax to a goalless draw on their home turf, and when they returned to Union Berlin's home ground, they put on an explosive performance and won 3-1, causing the Dutch representatives to be eliminated.

Match between PSV and Sevilla: In the first leg, Sevilla won 3-0 at home, and although PSV made an effort in the second leg and won 2-0, Sevilla still won 3-2 overall and progressed to the next round.

Match between Rennes and Shakhtar Donetsk: This was the only match that had to be decided by a penalty shootout. In the first leg, Shakhtar Donetsk won 1-0, and in the second leg, Rennes won 1-0 after 90 minutes. In extra time, each team scored one goal, and since the away goals rule did not apply, the two teams had to go to a penalty shootout. Shakhtar won the tense shootout, with both teams having to play until the seventh penalty kick.

  • 8 teams qualified for the Round of 16 of the Europa League from the playoff round:

Man Utd, Sporting, Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, AS Roma, Union Berlin, Sevilla, Shakhtar.

  • 8 teams advanced to the Round of 16 of the Europa League from the group stage:

Union Saint-Gilloise, Arsenal, SC Freiburg, Ferencvaros, Feyenoord, Real Betis, Real Sociedad, Fenerbahce.

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