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AMSTERDAM.- The best stage of the Europa League begins from the round of 16, where the quality of the participants rises, which for the 2020-2021 edition there is English dominance, but there are challengers in Milan, Rome and Ajax by Edson Álvarez, the only Mexican representative in the competition.
The ‘Machín’ team welcomes Young Boys from Switzerland, who make their debut at this stage, while the Dutch have everything in their favor to get their ticket to the quarterfinals.
Ajax, which won in 1992, is one of the historical figures of European football. Coming from the Champions League, he stagnated last year in the round of 32, surpassed by Getafe.
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— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) March 10, 2021
The eighths gauge the potential of the Premier League, the majority among the aspiring competition that breaks into its decisive stretch with the survival of ancestral clubs in the Old Continent.
Tottenham, Manchester United and Arsenal represent the strength of British football. In front of them, two Italians, Milan and Roma, the Dutch, Ajax, two Spaniards, Villarreal and Granada, and two Ukrainians, Dinamo Kiev and Shakhtar.
Manchester United was champion in 2017. They star in the most striking duel, against Milan, a historic one that dominated the continent but that has its ceiling in this event in the semifinals that it achieved in 1972 and 2002. Both contenders for the title in their respective leagues have recently slacked off against the momentum of Manchester City and Inter whose pace they have been unable to keep up.
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– UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) March 10, 2021
Tottenham, who won the tournament then called the UEFA Cup in 1972 and 1984, face Dinamo Zagreb, one of the surprises of the competition.
The Arsenal completes the English representation. Mikel Arteta’s team has never won this tournament in which they were finalists in 2000 and 2019. As a rival, Olympiacos, who never exceeded the eighth.
IDA – EIGHTH FINAL
DUELS TO FOLLOW
Ajax vs Young Boys
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Time: 11:55
By TV: ESPN
Man United vs Milan
Stadium: Old Trafford
Time: 11:55
By TV: Fox Sports
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Best game? ????#UELdraw pic.twitter.com/LlPsMyZjgo
– UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) February 26, 2021
JLR
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