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CAIRO – 23February 2018:The UEFA Europa League 16th round’s draw was held on Friday afternoon and it resulted with a classic big game between Arsenal & AC Milan.
The draw, which was objective and without conditions for almost all teams (except the Russians and Ukrainians who have political issues between each other), was held at the UEFA head-quarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The 16 qualified teams are: CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia), Atlético Madrid, Athletic Club (Spain), Lazio, AC Milan (Italy), Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig (Germany), Olympique Lyon, Olympique Marseille (France), Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic), Sporting CP (Portugal), Arsenal (England), Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) and Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine).
The resulted draw is:
- Lazio vs Dynamo Kiev
- RB Leipzig vs Zenit St Petersburg
- Atletico Madrid vs Lokomotiv Moscow
- CSKA Moscow vs Olympique Lyonnais
- Olympique de Marseille vs Athletic Bilbao
- Sporting Lisbon vs Viktoria Plzen
- Borussia Dortmund vs FC Salzburg
- AC Milan vs Arsenal
The first leg of the eight clashes will be on March 8 and then the second leg will be a week later on March 15.
There is no doubt that the match between AC Milan and Arsenal is the most waited match as both teams have a great reputation in Europe.
Football - AC Milan v Arsenal UEFA Champions League Second Round First Leg - San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy - 15/2/12 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (L) celebrates scoring AC Milan's fourth goal with Mark van Bommel (top) and Robinho as Arsenal's Robin van Persie (R) looks dejected Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Jason Cairnduff Livepic
The seven-times Champions League winner, AC Milan, is coached by the ‘Milanista’ legend Gennaro Gattuso.
The ‘Rossoneri’ team hopes to satisfy their fans by achieving a trophy this season as they invested a lot last summer by signing 15 players for around €300 million.
On the other hand, Arsenal is looking to achieve their first European title since 1994, when they won the the Cup Winners' Cup – the latter title recognized by the European confederation.
The ‘Gunners’ also reached the final match in 2006 but weredefeated by the Spanish giants FC Barcelona 1-2.
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