In the Europa League's round of 16, ARSENAL will play Sporting Lisbon of Portugal. Real Betis was the opponent chosen for Manchester United.
Before the World Cup, Arsenal won their Europa League group.
With a thrilling 4-3 overall victory over fellow European superpower Barcelona, the Red Devils secured their spot in the round of 16.
While Arsenal took a more leisurely path, avoiding the play-off round by winning their group before the World Cup.
Sporting Lisbon, an opponent of the Gunners, was eliminated from the Champions League at the expense of Eintracht Frankfurt and fierce rivals of Arsenal, Tottenham.
Despite Sporting being eliminated, they are proud of former Spur Marcus Edwards, who excelled against his former team.
Sporting was forced to play FC Midtjylland of Denmark in the Europa play-off after finishing third in their Champions League group.
The first legs will be played on March 9, and the second matches will be played on March 16—a week later.
Other than that, German team Freiburg was assigned to Italian powerhouse Juventus.
Sevilla, a champion of the Europa League, will compete against Fenerbahce of Turkey.
Union Berlin of the Bundesliga will play Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium in the round of 16, while Roma was paired with Real Sociedad of LaLiga.
At the Puskas Arena, the site of this year's final, Bayer Leverkusen will face the Hungarian team Ferencvaros.
Feyenoord of the Netherlands will play Shakhtar Donetsk.
Last-16 draw in full
Union Berlin vs Union Saint-Gilloise
Sevilla vs Fenerbahce
Juventus vs Freiburg
Bayer Leverkusen vs Ferencvaros
Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal
Manchester United vs Real Betis
Roma vs Real Sociedad
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Feyenoord
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