Europa Conference League draw: West Ham learn last-16 fate – LIVE!
West Ham are set to resume their European journey as today they learn their first opponents for the knockout stage with the last-16 draw. The Hammers are the only English team in the competition and head into the draw as one of the seeds.
The Hammers made easy work of their group during the first half of the season, winning all six matches as expected, but their domestic form is far from convincing. Ahead of this afternoon’s draw in Nyon, West Ham find themselves in the Premier League relegation zone and facing a real prospect of relegation from the top flight as manager David Moyes fights for his job.
It means winning the Europa Conference League is likely West Ham’s only option of returning to European competition next season, though will they be tempted to concentrate on their struggles closer to home? Follow the draw LIVE below with our dedicated blog.
Live updates
Who are the unseeded teams?
A few tricky ties in store.
- Lazio
- Dnipro
- FC Sheriff
- Anderlecht
- Basel
- Fiorentina
- Gent
- Lech Poznan
To be honest, not a huge amount of difference between both sets.
Who are the seeded teams?
West Ham in decent company.
- AZ Alkmaar
- Djurgardens
- Istanbul Basaksehir
- Nice
- Sivasspor
- Slovan Bratislava
- Villarreal
- West Ham
Plenty of pedigree in there.
How to watch
TV channel: In the UK, the Conference League draw will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1 at 12pm GMT.
Live stream: UEFA will show the draw online via their official YouTube channel and website, while BT Sport subscribers can watch on the BT Sport website and app.
It’s a short break for Pinto and pals as the Europa Conference League draw begins in 20 minutes or so.
Arsenal will be relatively happy with that, I’d guess, having avoided the likes of Juventus, Roma and others.
Manchester United, meanwhile, won’t be as happy. Real Betis are no pushovers.
The last-16 draw in full.
Union Berlin v Union SG
Sevilla v Fenerbahce
Juventus v Freiburg
Leverkusen v Ferencvaros
Sporting v Arsenal
Man Utd v Betis
Roma v Sociedad
Shakhtar v Feyenoord
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Feyenoord
Manchester United vs Real Betis