Europa League Playoffs (Full List): Fenerbahce face Forest, Lille meet Crvena Zvezda
Fenerbahce will face Nottingham Forest in the playoff phase of the UEFA Europa League following the conclusion of the draw for the competition held in Lyon on Friday.
Sixteen teams will compete in this phase of the second-tier European tournament, with only eight progressing to join the eight clubs that have automatically secured places in the round of 16.
Porto, Braga, Aston Villa, Roma, Real Betis, Lyon, Freiburg and Midtjylland are the eight teams already through to the last 16.
In other fixtures from the draw conducted on Friday, Brann will face Bologna, Lille will take on Red Star Belgrade, while Celtic are up against VfB Stuttgart.
Meanwhile, PAOK will tackle Celta Vigo, Dinamo Zagreb will face Genk, Panathinaikos were paired with Viktoria Plzen, while Ludogorets will play Ferencvaros.
The first-leg ties will be played on February 19, while the return legs will take place a week later on February 26.
Full UEL draw
Fenerbahce vs Nottingham Forest
GNK Dinamo vs Genk
PAOK vs Celta
Brann vs Bologna
Celtic vs Stuttgart
Lille vs Crvena Zvezda
Panathinaikos vs Viktoria Plzen
Ludogorets vs Ferencvaros
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