The draw for the Europa League knockout round takes place later on today (12pm) in Nyon, Switzerland and European giants Barcelona, Juventus and Ajax have all joined the competition - but Arsenal will avoid facing them for now.
The play-offs is a bonus round that was introduced last season. The eight runners-up from the Europa League group stage and the eight third-placed teams in the Champions League group game will face off before joining the likes of Arsenal, Real Betis, Feyenoord and Real Sociedad.
Arsenal, who topped their group ahead of PSV thanks to Kieran Tierney's goal at the Emirates, don't have to worry about this though. This is of increased importance as the strength of teams dropping from Europe's elite club competition is higher than ever before.
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A number of big teams have dropped into the Europa League including six-time winners of the competition Sevilla, Xavi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen, Barcelona and Ajax.
Here, football.london takes you through all the details of the Europa League draw.
When does the draw for the next round take place?
The draw for the next round, the play-offs, will take place on Monday, November 7 at 12pm in Switzerland and is available to watch via a livestream on UEFA’s website.
Arsenal will not be part of this draw.
When is the round-of-16 draw?
The one that Arsenal will be looking at closer is this. Once the play-offs are finished - the second legs are due to take place on February 23rd, 2023.
The draw for the next round, the last 16, will be one day later than that, and the eight play-off match winners will be drawn against the eight Europa League group winners.
When are the last-16 matches played?
Arsenal won't be back in European action until March, the first leg is scheduled for March 9 and the second leg one week later on March 16.
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