UEFA Europa League last-16 draw: Leverkusen draw Rangers; Wolfsburg face Shakhtar Donetsk and Eintracht Frankfurt to meet Basel
Bayer Leverkusen will face Rangers, Wolfsburg meet Shakhtar Donetsk, while Eintracht Frankfurt will play Basel in the UEFA Europa League last-16.
Leverkusen's draw against Scottish side Rangers is a mouth-watering tie. Peter Bosz's finished third in their Champions League group to drop down to this stage of the Europa League, but dealt with the task of facing a Porto side who had won their Europa League group with ease, coming out 5-2 winners on aggregate.
Wolfsburg will now play against Shakhtar of Ukraine after they also stormed through to the next round, despatching Swedish side Malmo 5-1 on aggregate over the two legs.
Frankfurt, who finished second in their group behind Arsenal, will face Basel thanks to a 6-3 aggregate triumph over Red Bull Salzburg.
The ties will be played on 12 March, with the second leg taking place one week later on 19 March.
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