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Europa: Man United draw Granada, Roma face Ajax
Premier League giants, Manchester United have been drawn against Spanish side, Granada, for next month’s Europa League quarter-final clash.
United who secured their spot in the last eight after knocking out Italian giants, AC Milan, will head to Granada for the first leg of their clash.
Granada booked their place in the quarters despite a 2-1 away defeat to Molde, courtesy of their 2-0 home win in the first leg.
In the draw that was held in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday, Arsenal were drawn against Slavia Praha while Roma will face Ajax in the two-legged encounter.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal made it to the last eight despite the 1-0 home defeat to Greek opponents, Olympiacos. The Gunners qualified on a 3-2 aggregate win after their 3-1 away win in Greece.
Roma, on the other hand, blazed through Shakhtar Donetsk by winning 5-1 on aggregate to enter the last eight of the competition.
See full draw below:
Granada v Man. United
Arsenal v Slavia Praha
Ajax v Roma
Dinamo Zagreb v Villarreal
Should Man Utd qualify for the semis, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men will face the winner between Italian side, AS Roma and Dutch champions, Ajax.
The winner between Arsenal and Slavia Praha will face the either Villarreal or Dinamo Zagreb who knocked out Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham with a dramatic 3-0 home victory after losing 2-0 in the first-leg.
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