UEL last-32: Arsenal and Chelsea rewarded favourable ties for group wins

The draw for the last 32 of the Europa League has been made, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Celtic all learning their fate.

The Gunners took 16 points from group E, coming through all six games unbeaten, and have drawn BATE Borisov, who finished second in Chelsea’s group to reach this stage.

Maurizio Sarri’s side found things just as simple in group L, qualifying with the exact same record as Arsenal, and will now face Swedish side Malmo in the last 32.

The Scottish sides had quite a bit more trouble in the group stages than their English counterparts. Rangers were unlucky not to qualify from a tough group, while it took Rosenborg earning their only group stage point against RB Leipzig to allow Celtic to qualify from group B, despite losing their final game against Salzburg.

Brendan Rodgers’ side have a very tough task ahead of them now, drawing Valencia in the first knockout round.

The 2018/19 Europa League draw in full

Viktoria Plzen v Dinamo Zagreb

Club Brugge v FC Salzburg

Rapid Vienna v Inter Milan

Slavia Prague v KRC Genk

FC Krasnodar v Bayer Leverkusen

FC Zurich v Napoli

Malmo v Chelsea

Shakhatar Donetsk v Eintracht Frankfurt

Celtic v Valencia

Stade Rennais v Real Betis

Olympiacos v Dynamo Kiev

Lazio v Sevilla

Fenerbahce v Zenit St Petersburg

Sporting Lisbon v Villarreal

BATE Borisov v Arsenal

Galatasaray v Benfica

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