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Manchester United face a tie test in the round of 16 of the Europa League after being tied against La Liga leaders Real Sociedad, while Arsenal must overcome Benfica and Tottenham face the Austrian Wolfsberger.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s team was eliminated from the Champions League last week and his reward is a showdown with the team that leads Atlético de Madrid on goal difference but has played two more games.
It will be United’s first meeting with the Basque club since the group stage of the 2013-14 Champions League, when David Moyes’ side beat them 1-0 at Old Trafford after an own goal by Iñigo Martínez and tied the 0-0 away game, Robin van Persie miss a penalty. Moyes spent a year as a manager of the Society before leaving in November 2015.
As seeded, United will play the second leg at home, the first to be played the week before at Anoeta Stadium on February 18. The Society, led by Imanol Alguacil, has only lost once in La Liga this season and now has former Manchester City midfielder David Silva on its roster after he joined last summer after more than a decade in English football.
United won the Europa League competition with José Mourinho in May 2017 and reached the semi-finals last season, losing to eventual champions Sevilla.
Wolfsberger v Tottenham
Dynamo Kyiv v Club Brugge
Real Sociedad v Manchester United
Benfica v Arsenal
Red Star of Belgrade v Milan
Antwerp v Rangers
Slavia Prague in Leicester
RB Salzburg v Villarreal
Braga v Roma
Krasnodar v Dinamo Zagreb
Young Boys v Bayer Leverkusen
Molde v Hoffenheim
Granada v Naples
Maccabi Tel-Aviv v Shakhtar Donetsk
Lille v Ajax
Olympiakos vs PSV Eindhoven
Arsenal have faced Benfica for the first time since the 1991-92 Champions League, when George Graham’s team was eliminated in extra time at Highbury in the second round tie. The Spurs face another Austrian team that beat Lask in the group stage, while Leicester will play Slavia Prague and the Rangers will face Royal Antwerp.
All five British teams were seeded and will play first away from home. Tottenham’s home game will be played on Wednesday 24 February to ensure there is no clash with Arsenal’s home game the following day.
