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Manchester United have drawn Real Betis in the Europa League round of 16.
The Red Devils qualified for the round the hard way. Finishing second in their group to Real Sociedad meant that they had to navigate a difficult extra knockout round.
That obstacle became even higher when they were drawn against Barcelona, but goals from Marcus Rashford, a Jules Kounde own goal, Fred and Antony saw the Reds through to an epic 4-3 aggregate win.
The winners of each knockout were then paired against one of the group winners, meaning United could only face Union Saint-Gilloise, Freiburg, Ferencvaros, Feyenoord, Real Betis, Real Sociedad again, or Fenerbahce.
Arsenal were the other group winners but two clubs from the same league cannot meet at this stage.
On the other side of the draw, and potential opponents in the quarter finals, are Juventus, Sporting, Rennes, Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen, Sevilla and Roma.
United will not be underestimating their Round of 16 opponents despite it being a much easier draw on paper.
The first leg will be played at Old Trafford on Thursday 9 March and the second will be played a week later on 16 March.
More to follow …
