Russian clubs recognized rivals in the playoffs of the Europa League UEFA

On Monday, a draw was held in the Swiss Nyon, the draw of the first round of the second most important football European Cup - the UEFA Europa League. According to its results, four Russian teams recognized their rivals.

Moscow "Spartak" received Athletic from Bilbao, the capital's "Lokomotiv" will play with the French "Nice", CSKA will fight for the place in the next round with the Serbian "Croven Star", and the Petersburg Zenit - with the Scottish "Celtic".

Matches of the 1/16 finals are scheduled for February 15 and 22. “Spartak” as a seedling team will hold a response on their field, and the other three domestic teams are visiting.

Recall that Lokomotiv and Zenit went through the group stage of the Europa League, and CSKA and Spartak fell into this tournament from the Champions League.

The remaining pairs of playoffs look as follows:

"Borussia" Dortmund - "Atalanta"

"Copenhagen" - "Atletico" Madrid Ak - "Dynamo" Kyiv "Napoli" - "Leipzig" "Lyon" - "Villarreal" "Real Sociedad" - "Salzburg" "Partisan" - "Victoria" Pilsen "Stayaa" - "Lazio" "Ludogorets" - "Milan" "Astana" - "Sporting" "Estersund" - "Arsenal" "Marseille" - "Braga"

The final of the Europa League will be held on May 16 in French Lyon. The current champion of the tournament is the English "Manchester United."