Barcelona have been drawn to face Napoli in the Europa League knockout round play-offs.
Barcelona were unable to progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since 2003-04, when the La Liga side competed in the UEFA Cup.
Napoli, winners of the competition in 1989, progressed from a Europa League group which included Leicester, who they beat 3-2 in the final group game in Naples.
This season’s new format means that the eight group winners directly advance to the round of 16 to be played in March.
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See the complete draw For Europa League below
Complete Europa League play-off draw
Sevilla v Dinamo Zagreb
Atalanta v Olympiacos
RB Leipzig v Real Sociedad
Barcelona v Napoli
Zenit St Petersburg v Real Betis
Borussia Dortmund v Rangers
Sheriff Tiraspol v Braga
Porto v Lazio
Dates for the play-off ties
The first legs of the play-off ties will be played on February 17, with the return fixtures a week later on February 24.
This season’s final takes place at Sevilla’s Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on May 18.
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