Ajax and Aston Villa are the main event in the last 16 of the Conference League, the draw for which was made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday.
John van't Schip's side overcame Bodo Glimt (1-2) in extra time in the play-offs with a goal from Kenneth Taylor after 114 minutes, and Spain's Unai Emery's side went straight through to the last 16 as Group E winners ahead of Legia Warsaw.
Olympiacos, coached by fellow Spaniard Jose Luis Mendilibar, last season's Europa League winners with Sevilla, will face Maccabi Tel Aviv after eliminating Ferencvaros by winning both matches 1-0, the return leg in Budapest thanks to a goal from Moroccan Ayoub El Kaabi from the penalty spot.
The matches will be played on 7 and 14 March. On 15 March, the draw for the quarter-finals will take place.
These are the qualified teams
- Servette
- Viktoria Plzen
- AFC Ajax
- Aston Villa
- Molde FK
- Club Brugge
- Union Saint-Gilloise
- Fenerbahce
- Dinamo Zagreb
- PAOK
- Sturm Graz
- LOSC Lille
- Maccabi Haiga
- Fiorentina
- Olympiacos
- Maccabi Tel-Aviv
February 23, 2024