The Europa League draw takes place at midday today and Express Sport has simulated the possible outcome for the last 16 of the tournament. Manchester United, Wolves and Rangers are all in hat.
Ties will be decided at 12pm today in Nyom, Switzerland with every team eligible to face one another.
And in our draw Manchester United drew none other than Steven Gerrard’s Rangers in what would be a mouth-watering clash.
Wolves also got a heavyweight clash as they came out against Serie A giants Inter Milan.
Celtic’s conquerors FC Copenhagen would face Bayer Leverkusen if our draw simulation comes out correctly in the real thing.
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Other ties include Wolfsburg vs Olympiakos and Shakhtar Donetsk vs Roma.
The first leg of last 32 Europa League matches will take place on Thursday, March 12.
The second leg is scheduled for the week afterwards on Thursday, March 19.
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United booked their place in the last 16 with an emphatic 5-0 win against Club Brugge as Odion Ighalo netted his first goal for the club.
After the match Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was full of praise for the Nigeria international.
He said: “I think, as a fellow striker myself, I know important that first goal is and he’s been close a couple of times.
“You can see he sniffs goals, he wants to be there, where it sometimes hurts.
“That goal, he was sharp in his head and, as that ball is played over to Juan, he spins and was on the six-yard line when Juan puts it there.
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“That’s a natural striker.”
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo was also pleased with his side as they progressed past Espanyol to the last 16.
“I’m very proud with the way the players have been working and dedicating themselves, and I think it has been massive,” he said.
“It’s massive for the club, massive for the city and we are happy, but we want to keep going.”
Europa League draw simulator
Match 1: FC Copenhagen vs Bayer Leverkusen
Match 2: Rangers vs Man Utd
Match 3: Istanbul Basaksehir vs Basel
Match 4: Wolfsburg vs Olympiakos
Match 5: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Roma
Match 6: Getafe vs Eintracht Frankfurt or Salzburg
Match 7: Sevilla vs LASK
Match 8: Wolves vs Inter Milan
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