Europa League last-16: Arsenal fans react to Olympiacos draw & Ibrahimovic set for Old Trafford return

Round of 32

The Round of 32 of the Europa League certainly threw up some surprises.

Rangers vs Antwerp was definitely the tie of the round, with Steven Gerrard’s men eventually notching a 9-5 aggregate win over the Belgian outfit.

As for the English sides in the competition, Arsenal would, thanks to a late comeback in the second leg, scrape past Benfica.

Manchester United hammered Real Sociedad 4-0 in the first meeting between the pair and held out for a 0-0 draw in the return tie.

Leicester City, though, have exited the competition after losing 2-0 against Czech outfit, Slavia Prague.

Another somewhat surprising exit saw Napoli ousted from the competition by Granada.

So, barring perhaps Ajax, the English sides left in the competition are, especially United, probably viewed as some of the favourites to clinch the trophy ahead of the last-16.

2020/21 round of 16! ✅

Favourites? #UEL pic.twitter.com/2KDXySH2QZ

— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) February 25, 2021

Last-16 draw

The last-16 draw would throw up some rather interesting ties for the English sides.

Firstly, Manchester United have been handed one of the tougher draws in the group as they face an AC Milan side sat 2^nd in the Serie A.

It also means Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who now plies his trade with Milan, is set for an Old Trafford return.

Elsewhere, Arsenal have been drawn against Olympiacos. The Greek side would of course knock the Gunners out of the competition in the Round of 32 last year, and the Arsenal faithful are seemingly not too pleased with drawing them again this season:

i just knew it was gonna be olympiacos

— julia x (@juliabourletx) February 26, 2021

cant believe we’ve got olympiacos again

— (@MotivatedCub) February 26, 2021

I can’t believe we got olympiacos again ffs…. pic.twitter.com/ppoWpOHjRO

— Sam (@XSamuel1886V2) February 26, 2021

Olympiacos again FFS

— Rohan Vyas (@rvyas32_rohan) February 26, 2021

No ways we have Olympiacos again

— (@fiercelessly) February 26, 2021

The remaining English side, Tottenham, were drawn against Dinamo Zagreb. View the full draw below:

🔥 Round of 16 draw! 🔥

Best game? 🤩#UELdraw pic.twitter.com/LlPsMyZjgo

— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) February 26, 2021

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This article was edited by Robert Fosterman.

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