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Europa League last 32 draw 2016: When is it? Who can United play? Is it on TV? Final group standings

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ByEurosport

Updated 12/12/2016 at 07:18 GMT

Everything you need to know about the line-up for the Europa League last-32 draw, after the final round of group games.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho

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The line-up for the last-32 of the Europa League is complete with England’s clubs, Manchester United and Tottenham, knowing almost all of the European sides they could face in the knockout rounds.
The composition of the pots was not finalised last night with Sassuolo's match with Genk postponed until Friday because of fog. However, the majority of the draw has taken shape.

Who were the group winners?

The teams taking pride of place in Monday’s draw are: Fenerbahce, Apoel Nicosia, Saint-Etienne, Zenit St Petersburg, Roma, Athletic Bilbao/Genk, Ajax, Shakhtar Donetsk, Schalke, Fiorentina, Sparta Prague, Osmanlispor.

Who finished second?

The teams playing at home in the first legs of the last-32 matches are: Manchester United, Olympiacos, RSC Anderlecht, AZ Alkmaar, Astra Giurgiu, Genk/Athletic Bilbao, Celta Vigo, Gent, Krasnodar, PAOK FC, Hapoel Beer-Sheva and Villarreal.

Who are the Champions League dropouts?

The teams that finished third are: Besiktas (seeded) Tottenham (seeded), FC Copenhagen (seeded), Lyon (seeded), Legia Warsaw (unseeded), Borussia Monchengladbach (unseeded), Ludogorets (unseeded), and FC Rostov (unseeded).

When is the last-32 draw?

The draw takes place in Nyon, Switzerland on Monday December 12. It starts at 11am UK time.

Is it on TV?

Yes, it will be shown live on Eurosport, from midday (British time) and streamed right here on eurosport.co.uk.

How does it work?

The third-placed teams from the Champions League will be introduced which makes it pretty complex. The 12 group winners in the second-tier competition combine with the four best third-placed CL teams (seeded above) - these are the top seeds.
The second-placed EL sides and the remaining four CL sides are unseeded. Teams can't face a side that they have already faced in the group stages or indeed another club from the same country. The seeds play the first leg away and second leg at home.

So who can United face?

United, having finished second in their group, will in theory have a tougher draw. They could face: Apoel Nicosia, Saint-Etienne, Zenit St Petersburg, Roma, Athletic Bilbao/Genk, Ajax, Shakhtar Donetsk, Osmanlispor, Schalke, Fiorentina, Sparta Prague, Lyon, Besiktas or Copenhagen.

Who can Tottenham play?

As a seeded team, they cannot face any of the other top ranked sides - or Manchester United (as they are also English). But they could face any of the four unseeded teams that dropped out of the CL with them – Monchengladbach, Rostov, Legia or Ludogorets – or the EL unseeded sides: Olympiakos, Anderlecht, AZ, Astra, Gent, Genk/Athletic Bilbao, Celta Vigo, Krasnodar, Olympiacos, Paok, Hapoel Beer Sheeva or Villareal.

Europa League group standings

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