AC Milan have been pitted against Slavia Praha in the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League after the draw took place in Switzerland this afternoon.
Milan booked their place in the next round of the competition with a 5-3 aggregate win over a Rennes side who have been on a real resurgence recently, winning every game in 2024 except the first leg at San Siro.
The Rossoneri won 3-0 at home to make things seemingly a formality for the return game in Brittany, but in the end they were made to sweat a bit as they went behind three times and ended up losing 3-2.
The draw for the last 16 took place on 23 February at 12:00 CET in Nyon, and there were seven group winners that awaited as potential opponents for Stefano Pioli’s side.
At this stage of the competition it is not possible to draw a team from the same league, ruling out Atalanta, so the possible teams to meet were: Brighton, Leverkusen, Liverpool, Rangers, Slavia Prague, Villarreal and West Ham.
Milan were the second-last ball to be drawn out of the pot in their side of the draw, with only Slavia Praha or Leverkusen remaining, and it was the Czech side they got.
The first leg will be played on March 7th, while the return leg is scheduled for March 14th. Milan will play their first match at San Siro as the seeded teams – the teams that won their Europa League group – must play the return leg at home.
The draw in full:
➤ Sparta Prague vs. Liverpool
➤ Marseille vs. Villarreal
➤ Roma vs. Brighton
➤ Benfica vs. Rangers
➤ Freiburg vs. West Ham
➤ Sporting CP vs. Atalanta
➤ Milan vs. Slavia Prague
➤ Qarabag vs. Bayer Leverkusen
