Defending champions Atletico Madrid, of Spain, were yester­day drawn to play Russian side Rubin Kazan in the knock-out stages of the Europa League.

Last year’s Champions League winners, Chelsea, meanwhile, were drawn to play Czech side Sparta Prague after the Blues failed to progress through the group stages of the tournament.

Liverpool were paired with Russian club Zenit St Petersburg.

Round of 32

1. BATE Borisov vs Fenerbahce

2. Inter vs Cluj

3. Levante vs Olympiakos

4. Zenit SP vs Liverpool

5. D. Kiev vs Bordeaux

6. B. Leverkusen vs Benfica

7. Newcastle vs M. Kharkiv

8. Stuttgart vs Genk

9. A. Madrid vs Rubin Kazan

10. Ajax vs Steaua Bucharest

11. Basel vs Dnipro

12. A. Makhachkala vs Hanover

13. Sparta Prague vs Chelsea

14. Bor. M’gladbach vs Lazio

15. Tottenham vs Lyon

16. Napoli vs Plzen

Games to be played on

February 14 and 21

Round of 16 draw

Winner 16 vs Winner 1; Winner 6 vs Winner 5; Winner 12 vs Winner 7; Winner 8 vs Winner 14; Winner 15 vs Winner 2; Winner 3 vs Winner 9; Winner 11 vs Winner 4; Winner 10 vs Winner 13

Ties to be played on March 7 and 14

Final

May 15 – Amsterdam Arena

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