AC Milan got through to the last 16 of the Europa League despite a 3-2 defeat to Stade Rennais tonight as they secured a 5-3 aggregate win after a dominant first leg.
Benjamin Bourigeaud’s hat-trick including two goals from the penalty spot meant that Rennes ended up giving Milan a bit of a scare after the 3-0 scoreline back at San Siro last night.
However, in truth the Rossoneri were never really in danger as they equalised twice on the night, firstly through Luka Jovic’s header and then through a Rafael Leao solo goal.
It means Milan are in the last 16 and the draw will take place on 23 February – tomorrow – at 12:00 CET in Nyon, and there are seven group winners that await for Stefano Pioli’s side.
At this stage of the competition it is not possible to draw a team from the same league, which therefore leaves three potential Premier League opponents, plus teams in Germany, Scotland the Czech Republic and Spain.
➤ Brighton (England)
➤ Leverkusen (Germany)
➤ Liverpool (England)
➤ Rangers (Scotland)
➤ Slavia Prague (Czech Republic)
➤ Villarreal (Spain)
➤ West Ham (England)
The obvious teams to avoid based on difficulty would be Liverpool and Leverkusen who are having outstanding seasons domestically, but in truth there are few easy ties at this stage.
