The UEFA Europa League Round of 32 and the Round of 16 have been drawn in Nyon, with Manchester City drawn against the tournament holders Porto, while Manchester United face Dutch giants Ajax in two fixtures that would seemingly be fit for the more illustrious Champions League.

The draw in full

Round of 32

FC Porto (POR, holders) v Manchester City FC (ENG)
AFC Ajax (NED) v Manchester United FC (ENG)
FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) v Athletic Club (ESP)
FC Salzburg (AUT) v FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
Stoke City FC (ENG) v Valencia CF (ESP)
FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) v Olympiacos FC (GRE)
AZ Alkmaar (NED) v RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
S.S. Lazio (ITA) v Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) v FC Twente (NED)
FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) v FC Schalke 04 (GER)
Wisła Kraków (POL) v R. Standard de Liège (BEL)
SC Braga (POR) v Beşiktaş JK (TUR)
Udinese Calcio (ITA) v PAOK FC (GRE)
Trabzonspor AŞ (TUR) v PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Hannover 96 (GER) v Club Brugge KV (BEL)
Legia Warszawa (POR) v Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)

Round of 16

Salzburg/Metalist v Rubin/Olympiacos
Legia/Sporting v Porto/Manchester City
Steaua/Twente v Plzeň/Schalke
Wisła/Standard v Hannover/Brugge
Stoke/Valencia v Trabzonspor/PSV
Alkmaar/Anderlecht v Udinese/PAOK
Lazio/Atlético v Braga/Beşiktaş
Porto/Manchester United v Lokomotiv/Athletic

Europa League action will resume on the 16th of February when the first leg of all fixtures will be played in the Round of 32, with the second leg to be played the following week on the 23rd of February.