Ajax were taken to extra-time by Bodo/Glimt in their play-off second-leg in the Europa Conference League but managed to squeeze through and will face Premier League opponents in the shape of Aston Villa in the Round of 16.
That means a chance for Jordan Henderson to once again experience a competitive game at a Premier League ground after he joined the Dutch giants in the winter transfer window.
Spanish side, Real Betis, were held to a draw by Dinamo Zagreb and ended up going out of the competition at the play-off stage owing to Zagreb’s first-leg victory.
The Croatians have been given a knockout tie against POAK as their ‘reward.’
Other notable wins from the play-off round of matches were Union Saint-Gilloise’s aggregate victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, Molde’s comprehensive humbling of Legia Warsaw and Olympiacos’ slender win over Hungarian greats, Ferencvaros.
The trio of winners were paired with Fenerbahce, Club Brugge and Maccabi Tel Aviv respectively.
FULL UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16 Draw – Ties to be played on March 7 and 14
Servette vs Viktoria Plzen
Ajax vs Aston Villa
Molde vs Club Brugge
Union Saint-Gilloise vs Fenerbahce
Dinamo Zagreb vs PAOK
Sturm Graz vs Lille
Maccabi Haifa vs Fiorentina
Olympiacos vs Maccabi Tel Aviv