Friday, 21st March, 2014



The draw for the last eight of the Europa League has been concluded with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar set to take on Portuguese outfit Benfica.

The other fixtures will see French outfit Lyon take on Italian giants Juventus, Swiss side Basel facing Valencia from Spain and FC Porto, yet another representative from Portugal, meeting La Liga side Sevilla.



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The Bianconeri will have the chance to play this year's Europa League final at home if they manage to get there.

Tottenham's loss to Benfica on a 5-3 aggregate means that there are no English representatives in the tournament at the quarter-final stage.

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The ties for last eight will take place on 3rd and 10th April with the final set to be played at the Juventus Stadium in Turin on 14th May.

"We are now only 12 games away from the final, which will be played at the Juventus Stadium on Wednesday 14 May", UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino told UEFA's official site.

"It is a great venue for the final and all the clubs will now have the clear objective of being there."

He, along with director of club competitions Giorgio Marchetti and final ambassador Ciro Ferrara, were in charge of conducting the draw which took place in the Swiss city of Nyon.

The draw for the last four will also be made in Nyon on 11th April, with the ties to take place on 24th April and 1st May.

Europa League Quarter-final in Full

AZ Alkmaar vs Benfica
Lyon vs Juventus
Basel v Valencia
FC Porto v Sevilla

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