The quarter finals of the UEFA Europa league draw has been held in Nyon and Jurgen Klopp led Liverpool’s reward for eliminating bitter rivals, Manchester United is a quarter final clash tie against his former side and Bundesliga giants, BVB Dortmund.
Dortmund did the double over premier league club, Tottenham Hotspurs with a 5-1 aggregate score and will be in buoyant mood facing another English premier league in the 1/8th round.
Klopp left the Signal Iduna in the summer of 2014/15 after leading the side to a 6th placed finish after winning two consecutive league titles and can surely expect a warm reception going back ‘home’.
Reigning champions, Sevilla had a Spanish opponent in Ahtletico Bilbao as the defense of the trophy continues in the round of 1/8.
The other pairings pulled some interesting encounters as Braga play Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk while La Liga side Villarreal were drawn against Sparta Prague.
The ties will take place on April 7 and 14.
UEFA Europa League: Liverpool Get Dortmund After United Elimination
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