Brighton will face Roma in the last 16 of the Europa League as their first season in European competition continues.
Liverpool will take on Czech league leaders Sparta Prague, who beat Galatasaray 6-4 on aggregate to progress to the last 16.
And West Ham will meet Freiburg for the second time in this year’s competition, having beaten them twice in the group stage.
All three English teams in the last 16 won their groups and therefore missed the round of 32, which finished on Thursday.
Brighton topped a tough group including Ajax, Marseille and AEK Athens, winning their final four games to earn a pass straight to the last 16.
Joao Pedro is the joint-second top scorer in this year’s competition, having scored six goals in six games so far, behind only Marseille’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Brighton now face Roma, who are sixth in Serie A, for a place in the last eight.
After sacking Jose Mourinho last month, Roma have improved their form under the management of former midfield stalwart Daniele De Rossi.
Roma beat Feyenoord in the round of 32 to get to this point, having come through a group with Slavia Prague, Sheriff Tiraspol and Servette.
Meanwhile, Liverpool suffered shock group-stage defeats to Toulouse and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, but still won their group after winning their first four games.
The third and final Premier League side in the last 16 are last year’s Conference League winners West Ham, who came through a group including Freiburg, Olympiacos and Backa Topola with ease.
But the Hammers’ form has dropped off dramatically of late, putting manager David Moyes under huge pressure after a run of eight games without a win.
This year’s Europa League final will take place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on 22 May.
Other big clashes include Rangers vs Benfica, Marseille vs Villarreal and Bayer Leverkusen heading to Azerbaijan to play Qarabag.
The Europa League last-16 draw in full
- Sparta Prague vs Liverpool
- Marseille vs Villarreal
- Roma vs Brighton
- Benfica vs Rangers
- Freiburg vs West Ham
- Atalanta vs Sporting CP
- AC Milan vs Slavia Prague
- Qarabag vs Bayer Leverkusen
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