UEFA Europa League Knockout Stage Draw (Round of 32) Released

The UEFA Europa League released its draw on Friday, December 18, 2009 for the knockout stage that starts with the round of 32. There are some strong match-ups in this round including defending champions Shakhtar Donetsk taking in EPL side Fulham, Ajax v Juventus, Hamburg v PSV Eindhoven, Villarreal v Wolfsburg, and Everton v Sporting. The round of 32 begins on Thursday, February 18, 2009 with the first leg and the second leg on Thursday, February 25, 2009. So, who will advance to the round of 16? Here’s the draw with the schedule for each of the legs.

Thursday, 18 February 2010 – 1st Leg Matches

Ajax v Juventus, 32R, L1, 18:00

Athletic Bilbao v Anderlecht, 32R, L1, 18:00

Atletico Madrid v Galatasaray, 32R, L1, 18:00

Club Brugge v Valencia, 32R, L1, 18:00

Everton v Sporting, 32R, L1, 18:00

FC Copenhagen v Marseille, 32R, L1, 18:00

FC Twente v Werder Bremen, 32R, L1, 18:00

Fulham v Shakhtar Donetsk, 32R, L1, 18:00

Hamburg v PSV, 32R, L1, 18:00

Hertha Berlin v Benfica, 32R, L1, 18:00

Lille v Fenerbahce, 32R, L1, 18:00

Liverpool v Unirea Urziceni, 32R, L1, 18:00

Panathinaikos v Roma, 32R, L1, 18:00

Rubin Kazan v Hapoel Tel-Aviv, 32R, L1, 18:00

Standard Liege v SV Red Bull Salzburg, 32R, L1, 18:00

Villarreal v Wolfsburg, 32R, L1, 18:00

Thursday, 25 February 2010 – 2nd Leg Matches

Anderlecht v Athletic Bilbao, 32R, L2, 18:00

Benfica v Hertha Berlin, 32R, L2, 18:00

Fenerbahce v Lille, 32R, L2, 18:00

Galatasaray v Atletico Madrid, 32R, L2, 18:00

Hapoel Tel-Aviv v Rubin Kazan, 32R, L2, 18:00

Juventus v Ajax, 32R, L2, 18:00

Marseille v FC Copenhagen, 32R, L2, 18:00

PSV v Hamburg, 32R, L2, 18:00

Roma v Panathinaikos, 32R, L2, 18:00

SV Red Bull Salzburg v Standard Liege, 32R, L2, 18:00

Shakhtar Donetsk v Fulham, 32R, L2, 18:00

Sporting v Everton, 32R, L2, 18:00

Unirea Urziceni v Liverpool, 32R, L2, 18:00

Valencia v Club Brugge, 32R, L2, 18:00

Werder Bremen v FC Twente, 32R, L2, 18:00

Wolfsburg v Villarreal, 32R, L2, 18:00