Fulham face Europa holders Shakhtar
Reuters - Friday 18 December 2009, 14:03
NYON, Switzerland - Europa League holders Shakhtar Donetsk will face Fulham in the last 32, while
Liverpool are to take on Romania's Unirea Urziceni in a meeting
of two sides eliminated in the Champions League group phase.
Ajax Amsterdam and
Juventus, European champions six times between them, were thrown
together in Friday's draw.
AS Roma were handed a difficult tie against Greek side
Panathinaikos and Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg, who were
eliminated from the Champions League after losing their final
two group games, were pitted against Spain's Villarreal.
Austrian club Salzburg, the only team to complete the Europa
League group stage with a 100 percent record, will face
Belgium's Standard Liege.
Ajax have been European champions four times - including
three successive wins from 1971-73 - and Juventus twice.
The
Italian side were eliminated from the Champions League when they
lost 4-1 at home to Bayern Munich in their final game.
Fulham or Shakhtar await the victors of the competition's
stand-out tie, while Lille or Fenerbahce will play Liverpool or
Unirea Urziceni in two of the highlights of the last 16 draw
also made on Friday.
Draw for the Europa League last 32 and
last 16 rounds made in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday.
LAST 32
Rubin Kazan (Russia) v Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
Athletic Bilbao (Spain) v Anderlecht (Belgium)
FC Copenhagen (Denmark) v Olympique Marseille (France)
Panathinaikos (Greece) v AS Roma (Italy)
Atletico Madrid (Spain) v Galatasaray (Turkey)
Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) v Juventus (Italy)
Club Bruges (Belgium) v Valencia (Spain)
Fulham (England) v Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Liverpool (England) v Unirea Urziceni (Romania)
Hamburg SV (Germany) v PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Villarreal (Spain) v VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
Standard Liege (Belgium) v Salzburg (Austria)
Twente Enschede (Netherlands) v Werder Bremen (Germany)
Lille (France) v Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Everton (England) v Sporting (Portugal)
Hertha Berlin (Germany) v Benfica (Portugal)
LAST 16
Hamburg SV/PSV Eindhoven v Athletic Bilbao/Anderlecht
Rubin Kazan/Hapoel Tel Aviv v Villarreal/VfL Wolfsburg
Atletico Madrid/Galatasaray v Everton/Sporting
Hertha Berlin/Benfica v FC Copenhagen/Olympique
Marseille
Panathinaikos/AS Roma v Standard Liege/Salzburg
Lille/Fenerbahce v Liverpool/Unirea Urziceni
Ajax Amsterdam/Juventus v Fulham/Shakhtar Donetsk
Club Bruges/Valencia v Twente Enschede/Werder
Bremen
Last 32 matches to be played February 18 and 25. Last 16 to be
played March 11 and 18.