December 14, 2020 – Dinamo Zagreb meets Krasnodar in the last 32 of the Europa League competition.
The Europa League round of 32 draw was held in Nyon on Monday, in which Dinamo drew Russian club Krasnodar as its opponent in the knockout phase of the competition.
As the winner of Group K, Dinamo had the seeded-status along with the other 11 group winners and the four best third-placed teams from the Champions League. As a seeded team, the Croatian champion will have the home-field-advantage so that the first match will be played in Russia on February 18, and the return match on February 25 at Maksimir Stadium.
Krasnodar is currently the eighth-ranked club in the Russian league. Krasnodar found a spot in the Europea League’s round of 32 by finishing third in Group E of the Champions League, behind Chelsea and Sevilla, and ahead of Rennes. They won five points in that group, which was not enough for them to be seeded in today’s draw.
This season’s Europa League final is on May 26 in Gdansk.
Seeded Clubs: Roma, Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Rangers, PSV, Napoli, Leicester City, Milan, Villarreal, Tottenham, DINAMO, Hoffenheim te Manchester United, Club Brugge, Shahktar, Ajax
Un-seeded clubs: Young Boys, Molde, Slavia, Benfica, Granada, Real Sociedad, Braga, Lille, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Royal Antwerp, Wolfsberger, Crvena zvezda te Krasnodar, RB Salzburg, Dynamo Kijev, Olympiakos
Round of 32 draw:
Wolfsberger – Tottenham
Dinamo Kijev – Club Brugge
Real Sociedad – Manchester United
Benfica – Arsenal
Crvena Zvezda – Milan
Royal Antwerp – Rangers
Slavia Prag – Leicester
Red Bull Salzburg – Villarreal
Braga – Roma
Krasnodar – Dinamo Zagreb
Young Boys – Bayern Leverkusen
Molde – Hoffenheim
Granada – Napoli
Maccabi Tel Aviv – Šahtar
Lille – Ajax
Olympiacos – PSV
Source: UEFA
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