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Marc Mayo

Europa League last-16 draw: West Ham handed daunting Sevilla clash as Rangers face Serbia trip

West Ham face a daunting clash with Sevilla in the last-16 of the Europa League.

Friday’s draw pitted the Hammers against the team that will host the final in May, although they will be at home in the second leg.

Six-time champions Sevilla finished third in a relatively straightforward Champions League group before squeezing past Dinamo Zagreb in their play-off, losing Thursday’s second leg in Croatia to claim a 3-2 aggregate win.

Los Nervionenses are currently Real Madrid’s closest contenders for the LaLiga title, with a six-point gap to make up on Carlo Ancelotti’s side and an 11-game unbeaten run in the league.

David Moyes said after the draw: “I think it's the pick of the round.

“They've won it multiple times. Sevilla is a really tough game - but it would be good to get used to the stadium. We've played well in Europe and we'll take a big support to Seville and really look forward to it.

“There is more pressure on them than there is on us because we're new to it. We're getting used to it and hopefully we'll get more used to it in the future.”

Elsewhere, Rangers will face Serbian side Crvena zvezda after downing Borussia Dortmund in the play-offs. Barcelona take on Galatasaray following their win at Napoli on Thursday.

The first legs will be played on Thursday, March 10, with the reverse fixtures scheduled for March 17. Porto and Real Betis will play their first leg at home on Wednesday, March 9 to avoid a clash with Braga and Sevilla on the same night.

The seeded teams will play at home in the second leg.

Full draw:

Rangers vs Crvena zvezda

Braga vs Monaco

Porto vs Lyon

Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen

Sevilla vs West Ham

Barcelona vs Galatasaray

RB Leipzig vs Spartak Moscow

Real Betis vs Eintracht Frankfurt

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