Lyon to face Celta Vigo whilst Villa clash with Lille after Europa League last 16 draw

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lille/pfDZL71o/"]Lille[/a] needed extra time on Thursday night to see off Serbian side Red Star Belgrade with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ngoy-nathan/x6Zak7to/"]Nathan Ngoy[/a] scoring the winner, and their reward is a tough assignment against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] for a spot in the quarter-finals.[/p][p]Another side who needed additional time in midweek was [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/genk/r3jWUIiN/"]Genk[/a], who eventually saw off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/din-zagreb/8G5ufQTg/"]Dinamo Zagreb[/a] after a six-goal thriller in the second leg. The Belgian side will now face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/freiburg/fiEQZ7C7/"]Freiburg[/a] in the next round. Bologna and Roma will meet in an all-Italian tie.[/p][p]Elsewhere, third-seeded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/midtjylland/8GZDmdbB/"]FC Midtjylland[/a] face the tough prospect of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Nottingham Forest[/a], after they scraped past Fenerbache with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hudson-odoi-callum/dtU5eexQ/"]Callum Hudson-Odoi[/a] getting them out of trouble at the City Ground in the second leg. Meanwhile, Real Betis will take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/panathinaikos/SENMmweG/"]Panathinaikos[/a], who beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/plzen/2LA0e86b/"]Viktoria Plzen[/a] on penalties, despite being down to 10 men for the last portion of extra time.[/p][p]Hungarian side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ferencvaros/pKS9M7R7/"]Ferencvaros[/a] face a trip to the Iberian Peninsula, where they will take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/braga/dpUer7ht/"]Braga[/a].[/p][p]The Europa League final will be held in Istanbul on May 20th.[/p][h2]Full Europa League round of 16 draw[/h2][p]The first legs of these ties will be played on March 12th, with the second legs taking place a week later. The first team denoted in the ties will play the first leg at home. Braga's home tie will be played on Wednesday, March 18th, due to a city clash with Porto.[/p][p]Ferencvaros vs Braga[/p][p]Panathinaikos vs [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/betis/vJbTeCGP/"]Betis[/a][/p][p]Genk vs Freiburg[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celta-vigo/8pvUZFhf/"]Celta Vigo[/a] vs Lyon[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vfb-stuttgart/nJQmYp1B/"]Stuttgart[/a] vs Porto[/p][p]Nottingham Forest vs FC Midtjylland[/p][p]Bologna vs Roma[/p][p]Lille vs Aston Villa[/p][p]Times and precise dates for each tie will be released by UEFA later on Thursday.[/p][h2]Road to Istanbul formed[/h2][p]Much like the earlier Champions League draw, the bracket is now set for the rest of the Europa League.[/p][embed guid="946427f7-9ab2-41b3-b4e2-4a4365f70bc2" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2027357665966313918" social-type="twitter" /][p]The two English sides left in the competition, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, could meet at the semi-final stage as both chase the glories of yesteryear, whilst the 'silver' side of the bracket looks good for Lyon, who will avoid some big hitters, with possible ties against Freiburg, Braga or Betis to come.[/p]