Manchester United, Liverpool and Spurs to learn fate

The last-16 draw takes place at 12pm UK time this afternoon at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. There are two pots for the last 32, including 12 group winners and the four best third-ranked teams in the Champions League group stage, who are seeded. Follow the Champions League and Europa League draws live on Eurosport and Eurosport Player.

The group winners and the four best third-ranked sides are set to be drawn against the 12 group runners-up and the other third-placed sides from the Champions League group stage.

Group winners: Molde, Liverpool, Krasnodar, Napoli, Rapid Vienna, Braga, Lazio, Lokomotiv Moscow, Basel, Tottenham Hotspur, Schalke, Athletic Bilbao, Manchester United*, Bayer Leverkusen*, Olympiacos*, Porto*

Group runners-up: Fenerbahce, Sion, Borussia Dortmund, Midtjylland, Villarreal, Marseille, St Etienne, Sporting, Fiorentina, Anderlecht, Sparta Prague, Augsburg, Shakhtar Donetsk*, Galatasaray*, Sevilla*, Valencia*

* transfer from UEFA Champions League

The Europa League is viewed as the poor relation to the Champions League, but there are some potentially some mouthwatering ties for United, Liverpool and Spurs to enjoy in the New Year.

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool could be handed a tie with Borussia Dortmund, the club where he achieved so much before departing at the end of last season. Sparta Prague or Ausburg would be viewed as easier options, but like Dortmund, Sevilla and Gary Neville's Valencia are other prospects to relish in terms of glamour.

Manchester United's most exciting draw would surely be against Neville's Valencia, bringing a United legend back to Old Trafford., with Fiorentina, Dortmund and Sevilla all tough prospects.

Sion, St Etienne, Sparta Prague and Augsburg are among the weaker sides that Spurs, United and Liveprool will be hoping to draw.

The seeded teams will be at home in the second leg - source UEFA Europa League, more information here.

No team can play a club from their Europa League group or a side from the same association. Clubs from Russia and Ukraine cannot meet. Games will be played in principle on Thursdays 18 and 25 February. Fenerbahçe will host their first leg on Tuesday 16 February to avoid a clash with the Galatasaray home game two days later.

Braga will host their second leg on Wednesday 24 February to avoid a clash with the Porto home game the following night. The round of 16 draw is made after the round of 32 ties are played.