The 2022/23 Europa League Round of 16 has reached its conclusion with now just eight clubs continuing to chase European silverware.
Manchester United were the big winners across the two-legged ties as they beat Real Betis 5-1 on aggregate to reach the quarterfinals. Although Feyenoord topped that score with an impressive 8-2 aggregate win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
Premier League leaders Arsenal, meanwhile, were dumped out on a penalty shoot-out to overcome Sporting CP.
Elsewhere, Italian heavyweights Roma and Juventus also progressed.
The Sporting News brings you a full recap of the Round of 16 matches and which teams reached the quarterfinals.
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Teams in 2023 Europa League Round of 16
First-place finishers in the Europa League group stage earned a bye directly to the Round of 16, while second-place teams had to take part in a playoff round against sides that came third in their Champions League groups.
The group winners got to host the second match of every series, taking advantage that any subsequent extra time or penalty shootouts would happen on their home field.
| Group Winners (seeded) | Playoff winners (unseeded) | |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal (ENG) | vs. | Sporting CP (POR) |
| Fenerbahce (TUR) | vs. | Sevilla (SPA) |
| Real Betis (SPA) | vs. | Manchester United (ENG) |
| Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) | vs. | Union Berlin (GER) |
| Real Sociedad (SPA) | vs. | AS Roma (ITA) |
| Feyenoord (NED) | vs. | Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) |
| SC Freiburg (GER) | vs. | Juventus (ITA) |
| Ferencvaros (HUN) | vs. | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) |
UEFA Europa League Round of 16 results
The first legs took place on Thursday, March 9, with the return games a week later on Thursday, March 16.
Europa League Round of 16 (1st Leg)
| Match result | Date | Time (GMT / ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Union Berlin 3-3 Union Saint-Gilloise | Thu, Mar 9 | 17:45 / 12:45 |
| Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Ferencvaros | Thu, Mar 9 | 17:45 / 12:45 |
| Sporting CP 2-2 Arsenal | Thu, Mar 9 | 17:45 / 12:45 |
| AS Roma 2-0 Real Sociedad | Thu, Mar 9 | 17:45 / 12:45 |
| Manchester United 4-1 Real Betis | Thu, Mar 9 | 20:00 / 15:00 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Feyenoord | Thu, Mar 9 | 20:00 / 15:00 |
| Sevilla 2-0 Fenerbahce | Thu, Mar 9 | 20:00 / 15:00 |
| Juventus 1-0 SC Freiburg | Thu, Mar 9 | 20:00 / 15:00 |
Europa League Round of 16 (2nd Leg)
The team in bold below progressed to quarterfinals.
| Match result (final agg score) | Date | Time (GMT / ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Fenerbahce 1-0 Sevilla (1-2) | Thu, Mar 16 | 17:45 / 13:45 |
| SC Freiburg 0-2 Juventus (0-3) | Thu, Mar 16 | 17:45 / 13:45 |
| Feyenoord 7-1 Shakhtar Donetsk (8-2) | Thu, Mar 16 | 17:45 / 13:45 |
| Real Betis 0-1 Manchester United (1-5) | Thu, Mar 16 | 17:45 / 13:45 |
| Union Saint-Gilloise 3-0 Union Berlin (6-3) | Thu, Mar 16 | 20:00 / 16:00 |
| Ferencvaros 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen (0-3) | Thu, Mar 16 | 20:00 / 16:00 |
| Arsenal 1-1 Sporting CP (3-3 / 3-5 on pens) | Thu, Mar 16 | 20:00 / 16:00 |
| Real Sociedad 0-0 AS Roma (0-2) | Thu, Mar 16 | 20:00 / 16:00 |
UEFA Europa League live stream, TV in 2022/23
| Country | TV channel | Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| UK | BT Sport 1/BT Sport Ultimate | BT Sport app, BT Sport YouTube |
| USA | CBS, CBSSN, Univision/TUDN | fuboTV, Paramount+, ViX, ViX+ |
| Australia | — | Stan Sport |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
Europa League schedule 2022/23
Remaining knockout stage schedule
The draw for the remaining 2022/23 Europa League knockout rounds will take place on March 17.
The 2023 Europa League final will be staged in Budapest, Hungary on May 31.
| Round | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | Mar. 9, 2023 | Mar. 16, 2023 |
| Quarterfinals | Apr. 13, 2023 | Apr. 20, 2023 |
| Semifinals | May 11, 2023 | May 18, 2023 |
| Final | May 31, 2023 | |