Liverpool have been drawn against Russian side Zenit St Petersburg in the last 32 of the Europa League.
Fellow English side Newcastle will play Metalist Kharkiv of Ukraine, while Chelsea face Czech team Sparta Prague and Tottenham take on Lyon of France.
Defending champions Atletico Madrid of Spain who are one of the hot favorites to win the Europa league according to paddy power take on Russia’s Rubin Kazan.
Ajax, who qualified as a third-placed team from the Champions League group stages – ahead of Manchester City – are paired with Steaua Bucharest.
The winner of that game will take on Chelsea or Sparta Prague in the last 16, which has also been drawn.
Should Tottenham beat Lyon, they will face Inter Milan or Cluj in the next round. Liverpool will play Basel or Dnipro if they beat Zenit, while victory for Newcastle will set up a clash with big-spending Anzhi Makhachkala or Hannover.
Zenit supporters’ group Landscrona called for non-white and gay players to be excluded from the team, claiming black players are “forced down Zenit’s throat”.
“I’m not surprised. Everybody knows Zenit supporters are no good and racist,” Anzhi Makhachkala defender Christopher Samba told BBC Radio 5 live.
Liverpool secured their place in the last 32 by winning Group A ahead of Anzhi, while Newcastle and Tottenham came second in Group D and J respectively.
Chelsea qualified by finishing third in their Champions League group behind Juventus and Shakhtar Donetsk.
The first legs of the last 32 will be played on Thursday, 14 February, with the return fixtures the following week on 21 February.
The last 16 first legs will be played on Thursday 7 March, with the return games the following week on 14 March.
Source: BBC Sport
