Liverpool face a Europa League trip to Russia to play a team whose fans want a ban on signing black or gay players. The Reds will take on Zenit St Petersburg in the last 32 of the competition.
Earlier this week a large Zenit supporter’s group called for the club to not sign any black, Latin American or gay players. (The full Newstalk article on the topic can be read via the link below this story)
Last year’s Champions League winner Chelsea will also go to eastern Europe, as they'll face Czech side Sparta Prague. Newcastle have Ukrainian team Metalist Kharkiv while, Tottenham will face French club Lyon.
The draws for the last 16 were also made today.
Round of 32
- BATE(BLR) V Fenerbahçe(TUR)
- Internazionale(ITA) V CFR Cluj(ROU)
- Levante(ESP) V Olympiacos (GRE)
- Zenit(RUS) V Liverpool(ENG)
- Dynamo Kyiv(UKR) V Bordeaux(FRA)
- Leverkusen(GER) V Benfica(POR)
- Newcastle(ENG) V Metalist (UKR)
- Stuttgart (GER) V Genk (BEL)
- Atlético (ESP) V Rubin (RUS)
- Ajax(NED) V Steaua (ROU)
- Basel(SUI) V Dnipro (UKR)
- Anji(RUS) V Hannover (GER)
- Sparta Praha(CZE) v Chelsea (ENG)
- Mönchengladbach(GER) v Lazio(ITA)
- Tottenham(ENG) v Lyon(FRA)
- Napoli(ITA) v Plzeň(CZE)
Round of 16
- Napoli(ITA)/Plzeň(CZE) V BATE(BLR)/Fenerbahçe(TUR
- Leverkusen(GER)/Benfica(POR) V Dynamo Kyiv(UKR)/Bordeaux(FRA
- Anji(RUS)/Hannover(GER) V Newcastle(ENG)/Metalist(UKR)
- Stuttgart(GER)/Genk(BEL) V Mönchengladbach(GER)/Lazio(ITA)
- Tottenham(ENG)/Lyon(FRA) V Internazionale(ITA)/CFR Cluj(ROU)
- Levante(ESP)/Olympiacos(GRE) V Atlético(ESP)/Rubin(RUS)
- Basel(SUI)/Dnipro(UKR) V Zenit(RUS)/Liverpool(ENG)
- Ajax(NED)/Steaua(ROU) V Sparta Praha(CZE)/Chelsea(ENG)