Europa League last 16 draw

Three-time winners FC Internazionale Milano and Sevilla FC are among the teams to have made it through to Friday's UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw.

Another club who have won the UEFA Cup on three occasions, Liverpool FC, were eliminated in the most dramatic circumstances on Thursday, losing on penalties to Beşiktaş JK in Istanbul. Holders Sevilla did progress, however, while SSC Napoli, Club Brugge KV and Everton FC all went through with five-goal aggregate margins of victory.

There are no seeded teams in the draw, with the exact procedure and any restrictions to be communicated on Friday morning. The first club drawn are to play their first match at home against the second side drawn; the same procedure is then repeated for the other matches. Ties are on 12 and 19 March.

The draw is as follows:

Everton(ENG) - Dynamo Kyiv(UKR)
Dnipro(UKR) - Ajax(NED)
Zenit(RUS) - Torino(ITA)
Wolfsburg(GER) - Internazionale(ITA)
Villarreal(ESP) - Sevilla(ESP)
Napoli(ITA) - Dinamo Moskva(RUS)
Club Brugge(BEL) - Beşiktaş(TUR)
Fiorentina(ITA) - Roma(ITA)

Road to Warsaw
Round of 16: Draw 27 February, matches 12 & 19 March
Quarter-finals: Draw 20 March, matches 16 & 23 April
Semi-finals: Draw 24 April, matches 7 & 14 May
Final: Wednesday 27 May, National Stadium Warsaw

Europa League News

• There are no seeded teams or country protection in the round of 16 draw.

• Based on the decision taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, teams from Russia and Ukraine shall not be drawn together. Four clubs are concerned by this decision: FC Dinamo Moskva (RUS), FC Zenit (RUS), FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR).

• In order to implement the decision of the UEFA Emergency Panel, the first two pairings to be drawn will be those involving the two Ukrainian

Concern at incidents

UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino has expressed the European governing body's concern at spectator incidents that have occurred at UEFA Europa League matches.

Speaking at the UEFA Europa League round of 16 draw ceremony at the House of European Football in Nyon on Friday, Mr Infantino called for united and concerted efforts to ensure an end to such incidents, which he described as "ugly".

"We have to acknowledge around the previous rounds of matches, scenes of violence and racism in and out of the stadiums that neither UEFA nor any true football fan can tolerate," Mr Infantino told the audience.

"That is why we call once again upon all stakeholders to unite and do their utmost to put a full stop to these ugly scenes that we do not want to see any more."

Turning to the UEFA Europa League action, the UEFA General Secretary praised the standard of football on offer as the competition moves towards its climax. "The UEFA Europa League has provided us with top-quality football until now," he said, "and the passion and commitment will certainly reach new heights in the knockout matches to come.

"There are five previous winners of this competition who are still on course to be crowned again. The list of contenders also includes four previous finalists of this competition and three previous UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners, clearly demonstrating the strength of this season's UEFA Europa League, and the fierce competition we can expect until the final."