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All three British clubs – including Rangers – are through to the round of 16 after finishing in the top eight of the Europa League group phase, meaning the trio have not learned anything more about their fate.
However, the teams needing a play-off to reach the last 16 now know who could await them in the next round.
Porto, who scraped through to the play-offs on Thursday, must overcome Roma in what is the standout tie, while Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce host Anderlecht.
The Europa League play-offs will take place over two legs on the weekdays of February 13 and February 20.
For the three British clubs through to the last 16, Friday’s draw didn’t teach us anything new. There are still four possibilities in the last 16 for all three of Manchester United, Rangers and Tottenham.
The draw for the last 16 is on February 21, a day after the play-off round finishes.
From this point, the path to the final in Bilbao will become a lot clearer. There will then be a draw straight after to determine home advantage in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
Due to the structure of the draw, Spurs and Manchester United cannot meet until the final.
Teams finishing between ninth and 16th in the league are seeded for the play-off round.
They will face an unseeded team that finished between 17th and 24th in the table – with the seeded team also having the benefit of playing the second leg at home.
Sides have been paired together in the draw, meaning the two sides who finished ninth and 10th have been drawn against either the …
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