Maniche's hand gives three coconuts to Real Sociedad, Villarreal and Granada

Manchester United, Salzburg and Naples emerge as a serious obstacle to the aspirations of the three Spanish teams present in the round of 32 of the Europa League, Real Sociedad, Villarreal and Granada, which were drawn at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland ).

The

, Santander Laliga leader, will face one of the most historic teams in the draw, which does not cross its best, but has a tremendous potential theoretical, Manchester United.

Semifinalist in the last edition (they fell to Sevilla) and champion of the tournament in 2017, Norwegian

also comes, like Salzburg, from the Champions League.

They finished third in their group after PSG and RB Leipzig and this Europa League must once again be like the drawdown flag for a team that has not quite found the way of yesteryear.

They met a few seasons ago in the Champions League, with English triumphs at Old Trafford and a scoreless draw at Anoeta.

The former Atlético Maniche did not have a good hand in this second draw of the season on the way to the final in Gdansk (Poland) on May 26, 2021. Not even Villarreal, who started in the seeded group after winning their group from the previous phase, enjoyed fortune, as they will meet the dangerous Salzburg, a team that was close to qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League and made the continuity of Atlético de Madrid shake, although in the end they succumbed to efficiency. from the painting by Diego Pablo

.

The theoretical advantage that

, a true connoisseur of this tournament, who won three times at the command of Sevilla, is that he will play the second leg at the La Cerámica stadium.

Villarreal want to jump to the title fight once and for all after reaching the semi-finals in 2004, 2011 and 2016 and the first step must be not to fail against the Austrian leader.

The

, which pushed the Royal Society of first place in Group F of the previous phase, is a powerful but very attractive opponent for the historic Granada in the year of its debut.

Diego Martínez's team has repeatedly shown its ability to compete, although it will have to play the second leg at Diego Armando Maradona.

These round of 16 will be played on February 18 and 25 in two time slots, at 6:55 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Each club will be able to register a maximum of three new players until February 3.

The draw for the eighth will be held on the 26th of that month.

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