#5 Europa League returns for Round of 32
This week also welcomes back Europa League action. 32 teams will battle it out in the first-leg on Thursday night. Tottenham dropped down to the Europa league after finishing third in their Champions League group and Mauricio Pochettino’s team will have to make the trip to Belgium, where they will take on Gent.
Jose Mourinho’s side are still alive in every competition they have entered so far this season. The Red Devils host St.Etienne at Old Trafford in the hopes of securing a positive result, while Spanish side Villareal welcome an impressive Roma team.
Other noteworthy fixtures include Lyon’s trip to AZ Alkmaar, Borussia Monchengladbach’s match against Fiorentina and Shakhtar’s trip to Celta Vigo.
Key Fixtures:
Friday
Bordeaux vs PSG
Saturday
Arsenal vs Hull CityManchester United vs WatfordMiddlesbrough vs EvertonLiverpool vs TottenhamAlaves vs BarcelonaOsasuna vs Real MadridDarmstadt vs Borussia DortmundIngolstadt vs Bayern Munich
Sunday
Burnley vs ChelseaSwansea City vs Leicester CityAtletico Madrid vs Celta VigoCagliari vs Juventus
MondayBournemouth vs Manchester CityLazio vs AC Milan
Tuesday
Benfica vs Borussia Dortmund (Champions League)PSG vs Barcelona (Champions League)
Wednesday
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal (Champions League)Real Madrid vs Napoli (Champions League)
Thursday
AAA Gent vs Tottenham (Europa League)Manchester United vs St Etienne (Europa League)Villareal vs Roma (Europa League