Zenit's potential opponents in the next round of the UEFA Europa League

The group stage is over with Zenit topping Group L and heading into the next round of the UEFA Europa League.
a:2:{s:4:"TEXT";s:1345:"The blue-white-sky blues won away against Real Sociedad and finished in first place in Group L. Under the terms of the draw, 32 teams go through to the knockout stages and will be split into two pots. The first pot will include the 12 winners of the Europa League groups and the four best UEFA Champions League teams who came third in their groups. In the second pot are the Europa League group runners-up and the four Champions League sides who scored fewer points in third place. 

Pot 1: AC Milan (ITA), Arsenal (ENG), Atalanta (ITA), Athletic Club (ESP), Atletico Madrid* (ESP), Braga (POR), CSKA Moscow* (RUS), Dynamo Kiev (UKR), Lazio (ITA), Leipzig* (GER), Lokomotiv Moscow (RUS), Plzen (CZE), Salzburg (AUT), Sporting Lisbon* (POR), Villarreal (ESP), Zenit (RUS)

Pot 2: AEK Athens (GRE), Astana (KAZ), Celtic* (SCO), Red Star (SRB), Dortmund* (GER), FCSB (ROU), Kobenhavn (DEN), Ludogorets (BUL), Lyon (FRA), Marseille (FRA), Napoli* (ITA), Nice (FRA), Ostersund (SWE), Partizan (SRB), Real Sociedad (ESP), Spartak Moscow* (RUS)

* Transferred from UEFA Champions League


Matches for the first knock-out stage of the UEFA Europa League will be held on  15 and 22 February 2018. With Zenit playing the first leg away.

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