Football: Europa League knockout phase to kick off

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL (AA) - The round of 32 in the UEFA Europa League, the second highest level football competition in Europe, will kick off Tuesday.

First leg matches will take place on Feb. 12 and Feb.14 and the second leg games will be played on Feb. 20 and 21.

The first leg games are as follows:

Tuesday:

Fenerbahce (TUR) v Zenit (RUS)

Thursday:

Plzen (CZE) v Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)

Club Brugge (BEL) v Salzburg (AUT)

Rapid Wien (AUT) v Internazionale (ITA)

Slavia Praha (CZE) v Genk (BEL)

Krasnodar (RUS) v Leverkusen (GER)

Zurich (SUI) v Napoli (ITA)

Malmo (SWE) v Chelsea (ENG)

Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Frankfurt (GER)

Celtic (SCO) v Valencia (ESP)

Rennes (FRA) v Betis (ESP)

Olympiacos (GRE) v Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)

Lazio (ITA) v Sevilla (ESP)

Sporting CP (POR) v Villarreal (ESP)

BATE (BLR) v Arsenal (ENG)

Galatasaray (TUR) v Benfica (POR)