We have sealed a place in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 thanks to Thursday night’s victory over Elfsborg.
Running out 3-0 winners over the Swedish side, we finished the group with 17 points which has seen us finish in 4th place and progress automatically through to the last 16.
The draw for the round of 16 will take place on Friday 21 February and we will be paired for the draw with Manchester United, who finished in third.
While we do not know for certain our opponents in the round of 16, we know it will be one of four teams thanks to UEFA’s new bracket system, which is in use for all their competitions.
The side we will face will be one of Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, AZ Alkmaar and Midtjylland, who finished 13th, 14th, 19th and 20th respectively.
They will now take a place in the knockout play-off games to decide which two shall progress to the round of 16. Their games for the play-offs will be drawn tomorrow before being played out next month February.
The round of 16 matches will be two-legged clashes, with the first leg taking place on the Thursday 6 March and the second leg on the Thursday 13 March. We will be the seeded team in the tie so will be the home side for the second leg.