Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers all finished in the top eight of the Europa League table on Thursday night.

United beat FCSB 2-0, while the youngsters shined as Spurs beat Elfsborg 3-0.

Rangers, meanwhile, beat Union Saint-Gilloise to finish eighth in the Europa League table.

Their focus will be finishing in the top 16, which will ensure they are seeded for the two-legged play-off tie.

When is the Europa League knockout phase play-off draw?

The draw for the Europa League knockout phase play-offs will take place at 12pm GMT on Friday January 31, 2025.

Where to watch Europa League knockout phase play-off draw

Live stream: The draw will be streamed live on the UEFA.com website on Friday.

LIVE coverage: You can follow the draw with Standard Sport’s dedicated live blog.

How does the Europa League knockout phase play-off draw work?

As with the Champions League, the teams in the top eight in the league phase will book their place straight through to the last-16.

The knockout play-offs involve the teams between ninth and 24th, with a two-legged tie to decide who joins the other eight clubs in the last-16.

Teams between ninth and 16th will be seeded and play their second leg at home, against the sides who finished the league phase in 17th to 24th.

The pairing system in place means that ninth and 10th are together for the draw, 11th and 12th, and so on.

It is designed to reward those who finished higher in the table, so the ninth and 10th seeds will face the clubs in 23rd and 24th, while the 11th and 12th seeds will take on the 21st and 22nd-placed sides.

Clubs can face other teams from the same country, as well as sides that they played in the league phase.

When will the Europa League knockout phase play-offs take place?

The first legs will be played on Thursday February 13, with the reverse fixtures taking place a week later on Thursday February 20.

When is the Europa League last-16 draw

The draw for the last-16 will take place on Friday February 21, 2025.

That will see the eight winners of the knockout play-off ties drawn against the top eight clubs from the league phase.

There is also a pairing system in place for the last-16 draw, which on paper at least should give those who finished higher in the table an easier draw.

The teams in first or second will be handed a last-16 clash against the winners of the play-off tie between the 15th/16th and 17th/18th seeds, for example.

Teams involved in Europa League knockout stages

Qualified for last-16

• Lazio

• Manchester United

• Tottenham

• Eintracht Frankfurt

• Lyon

• Olympiakos

• Rangers

Qualified for play-offs:

• Bodo/Glimt

• Anderlect

• FCSB

• Ajax

• Real Sociedad

• Galatasaray

• Roma

• Viktoria Plzen