The draw was made for the matches in the eighth final of the Europa League in Nyon, Switzerland. Ajax, too strong for Lille OSC in the second round, was linked to Young Boys from Switzerland. However, more attractive posters were released during the draw. For example, AS Roma plays against the always difficult Shakthar Donetsk and Manchester United takes on AC Milan in a diptych, which is an interesting draw, especially for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The matches in the eighth finals of the second European tournament will be played on Thursday 11 and 18 March.
Ibrahimovic played for Manchester United between mid-2016 and March 2018, taking the Europa League in 2017 at the expense of Ajax as the absolute highlight of his English period. Rick Karsdorp will have to deal with Shakthar Donetsk with AS Roma, which reached the semi-finals in the Europa League last season. Olympiacos scored on Thursday evening shortly before the end against PSV (2-1), extending the European adventure of the Greeks by at least one round. The 4-2 win at home laid the foundation for a place in the eighth final. With Arsenal, Olympiacos will meet an opponent who was eliminated from the Europa League last season. In addition, both clubs regularly met each other in the group stage of the Champions League in the past.
Steven Bergwijn had little trouble with Tottenham Hotspur in the second round with the Austrian Wolfsberger AC (1-4 and 4-0) and the Spurs now have to deal with Dinamo Zagreb, where former Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric once started his career. The very strong performing Rangers FC of manager Steven Gerrard this season is ordered to eliminate Slavia Prague in the eighth final. The Czech top club was responsible for the elimination of Leicester City in the second round. Molde FK, the former club of Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, will face Granada twice next month.
Full draw for the eighth final Europa League 2020/21:
Ajax (Ned) – Young Boys (Zwi)
Dynamo Kiev (Uk) – Villarreal (Spa)
AS Roma (Ita) – Shakthar Donetsk (Uk)
Olympiacos (Gri) – Arsenal (Eng)
Dinamo Zagreb (Kro) – Tottenham Hotspur (Eng)
Manchester United (Eng) – AC Milan (Ita)
Slavia Prague (Ch) – Rangers (Sco)
Granada (Spa) – Molde FK (Nor)
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