BREAKING… Man Utd to face Milan in Europa League last-16; Arsenal take on Olympiakos

Premier League club Manchester United will be playing against Serie A giants AC Milan in the round-of-16 of the Europa League.

Both sides sealed qualification for the last-16 stage despite picking up draws in their second leg clashes in the round of 32 on Thursday night.

While the Red Devils won 4-0 on aggregate over Real Sociedad, Milan advanced on away goals ahead of Red Star Belgrade despite their 3-3 aggregate scoreline.

Arsenal were also pegged with Olympiakos in the draw that was conducted on Friday. The Gunners advanced after a tough battle with Benfica, which ended 4-3 in their favour.

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Tottenham Hotspur will play Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb while Rangers of Scotland will go against Czech side Slavia Prague.

Full last 16 draw:

Dinamo Zagreb v Tottenham
Manchester United v AC Milan
Slavia Prague v Rangers
Granada v Molde
Ajax v BSC Young Boys
Dynamo Kiev v Villarreal
AS Roma v Shakhtar Donetsk
Olympiakos v Arsenal

The first and second legs of the eight last-16 ties will be played on 11 and 18 March respectively.

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