{"id":1120383,"date":"2019-12-15T18:33:51","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T18:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1120383"},"modified":"2019-12-15T18:34:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T18:34:26","slug":"man-utd-europa-league-last-32-draw-best-worst-teams","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/man-utd-europa-league-last-32-draw-best-worst-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd&#8217;s best and worst opponents in the Europa League last-32 draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-8bu34i62xn4p0f3vmtz9hnfjva0rsorn\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Manchester United&#8217;s<\/span> Europa League campaign has reached the last-32 stage \u2013 and the quest to reach next season&#8217;s Champions League goes on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-3qklbpsef9k8z9uumotm6we4530jsvie\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">The Red Devils<\/span> topped Group L with 13 points from six games, losing just once to Astana after fielding a heavily rotated line-up, and their improved form of late will give them great hope they can now push forward on all fronts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7450070\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As always in the Europa League last-32, teams are unable to draw other sides from their domestic league or their group, while the best four teams dropping in from the Champions League will join group winners in the seeded pot.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves&#8217; position as runners-up in Group K and AZ Alkmaar also progressing through the same group as <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-5lbfkh0b7sotg4cbmw2d5f584aljeii4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> leaves <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-nos7wst7l3ru6ub550x9leaho8wagrzb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ole_gunnar_solskjaer\">Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/span>&#8216;s men with 14 potential opponents to draw. They are <b>APOEL, Bayer Leverkusen, CFR Cluj, Club Brugge, Copenhagen, Eintracht Frankfurt, Getafe, Ludogorets, Olympiacos, Rangers, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting CP <\/b>and <strong>Wolfsburg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A potential face off with Steven Gerrard&#8217;s Rangers screams out to the neutral straight away, but does <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-vg07c5ngjbiyf6e7tx296ppc57tz705r\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ole_gunnar_solskjaer\">Solskjaer<\/span> really feel that confident in his squad to overcome that particular test? Rangers aside, there are a number of other tantalising prospects on offer, so, who will <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-1nugjclt33aeqyeoitkxse8hnf93itvc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> want to avoid in the last-32 and which side would give them the best chance of advancing?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve taken a look below&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1119855\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/europa-league-last-32-draw-2019-20-knockout-stage-watch-live\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1119855\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1119855\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/11124958\/europa-league-draw.png\" alt=\"Europa League knockout stage 2019\/20 draw\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/11124958\/europa-league-draw.png 1920w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/11124958\/europa-league-draw-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/11124958\/europa-league-draw-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/11124958\/europa-league-draw-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/11124958\/europa-league-draw-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/11124958\/europa-league-draw-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/11124958\/europa-league-draw-940x530.png 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/11124958\/europa-league-draw-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1119855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/europa-league-last-32-draw-2019-20-knockout-stage-watch-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everything you need to know about the 2019\/20 Europa League last-32 draw<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>What&#8217;s the best draw Man Utd could get in the Europa League last-32?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>CFR Cluj<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1120601 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15170146\/PA-48663053.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15170146\/PA-48663053.jpg 3500w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15170146\/PA-48663053-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15170146\/PA-48663053-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15170146\/PA-48663053-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15170146\/PA-48663053-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3500px) 100vw, 3500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Europa League finish:\u00a0<\/strong>Last-32 (current season)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current domestic league position:\u00a0<\/strong>2nd in Liga I<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: <\/strong><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-5uernrrvithar160818ay85c0g251wrj\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> wins: 1 Draws: 0 CFR Cluj wins: 1<\/p>\n<p>Cluj are the lowest ranked team left in this season&#8217;s Europa League and are competing at this stage of the competition for the first time in their history.<\/p>\n<p>That said, they did finish six and eight points clear of Lazio and Rennes respectively during the group stages, sitting just behind Celtic with 12 points from six games. Underestimate them at your own peril.<\/p>\n<p>Cluj are experts at home but their only win on the road during the group was against nine-man Rennes\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-v5vd7adv2igb9mh1xbpqhlo3j4xbyaqx\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Manchester United<\/span> are European heavyweights and if <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-dxq23pi8jhf9lyzv22zpil9xsgq4ex0i\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/ole_gunnar_solskjaer\">Solskjaer<\/span> is to make a serious tilt at reaching the Champions League next season, this is the sort of opponent they should be putting away routinely. You would have to back them to get the job done at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1120564\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/manchester-united-1-1-everton-match-analysis-greenwood-ferguson-var\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1120564\" class=\"wp-image-1120564 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15155747\/manchester-united-1-1-everton-featured-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15155747\/manchester-united-1-1-everton-featured-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15155747\/manchester-united-1-1-everton-featured-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15155747\/manchester-united-1-1-everton-featured-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15155747\/manchester-united-1-1-everton-featured-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15155747\/manchester-united-1-1-everton-featured-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15155747\/manchester-united-1-1-everton-featured-940x530.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15155747\/manchester-united-1-1-everton-featured.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1120564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/manchester-united-1-1-everton-match-analysis-greenwood-ferguson-var\">Five things learned as Greenwood goal denies Everton victory at Man Utd<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>What&#8217;s the worst draw Man Utd could get in the Europa League last-32?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>AS Roma<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1120613 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15172206\/PA-49011694.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4500\" height=\"3001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15172206\/PA-49011694.jpg 4500w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15172206\/PA-49011694-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15172206\/PA-49011694-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15172206\/PA-49011694-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/15172206\/PA-49011694-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4500px) 100vw, 4500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Europa League finish: <\/strong>Runners-up (1990\/91 Uefa Cup era)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current domestic league position: <\/strong>5th in Serie A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: <\/strong><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-t61yysm5i44w0y3704upsgwgmx8jw7bk\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> wins: 4 Draws: 1 Roma wins: 1<\/p>\n<p>Roma weren&#8217;t overly convincing during the group stages, taking nine points from six games, but they did only lose once and have become adept at grinding out results\u00a0\u2013 a key trait when battling over two legs.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Giallorossi\u00a0are currently fifth in Serie A and under Paulo Fonseca, have become set-piece experts, scoring more goals (8) from this situation than any other team in the Italian top flight this season.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no doubting Harry Maguire&#8217;s qualities in defence but as a whole, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-p0bqm680y5fhjl95l2520sbn8e4oa72g\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Man Utd<\/span> struggle to defend set-pieces and have conceded the third-highest number of goals (6) in the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-i6ufjjpy74jkm920r7p11hpzp9883bg3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> from dead-ball situations this season.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s also worth mentioning that Roma striker\u00a0Edin Dzeko has seven goals in just four career appearances against the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-aut9w8kfsriefc94pmsafrqdmd6zjfkg\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Red Devils<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 his third-highest haul against an individual club. How the veteran striker, who represented Man City with distinction, would love to score against his old rivals.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to use smarterscout: the new football analytics tool<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcp.crwdcntrl.net\/5\/c=14655\/b=73952744?https:\/\/smarterscout.com?promotionallink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign-up here to use smarterscout lite for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"04a90636-941d-4962-a726-69137969552e\" data-show-share=\"false\" data-show-info=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United&#8217;s Europa League campaign has reached the last-32 stage \u2013 and the quest to reach next season&#8217;s Champions League goes on. 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