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Who could West Ham United, Rangers face in the Europa League quarter-finals?

Who could West Ham, Rangers face in the Europa League quarter-finals?
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Sports Mole looks at which teams West Ham United and Rangers could be drawn against in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

West Ham United and Rangers will be flying the flag for the United Kingdom when they compete in the Europa League quarter-finals in April.

The Hammers secured an impressive 2-1 aggregate victory over six-time champions Sevilla, with Ukrainian winger Andriy Yarmolenko scoring the decisive goal in extra time to help David Moyes' men win 2-0 in the second leg at the London Stadium.

As for Rangers, they managed to progress 4-2 on aggregate against Red Star Belgrade, despite losing the second leg 2-1 in Serbia.

West Ham and Rangers are two of eight teams who will now be in the hat for Friday's draw, and there is a possibility that a 'Battle of Britain' between both sides could take place in the last eight.

Arguably the strongest team in the quarter-final draw are La Liga giants Barcelona, a European heavyweight who Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst will be familiar with, having played over 150 times for them between 2004 and 2007 – the Hammers, meanwhile have never faced Barca in a competitive match.

Van Bronckhorst and co will also be familiar with Lyon, who they played against twice in this year's group stage – losing and drawing one game each – and the French outfit are another team who Rangers or West Ham could face in the last eight.

Rangers' Scott Arfield celebrates after the match with teammates on March 17, 2022© Reuters

A trip to Italy or Portugal could be on the cards as Atalanta BC and Braga are two more teams in the quarter-final draw, the former beating Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on aggregate while the latter secured a 3-1 aggregate victory over Monaco.

West Ham's hopes of a reunion with Manuel Pellegrini were ended when Real Betis suffered a 3-2 aggregate defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt, the Bundesliga side progressing to the last eight in dramatic fashion thanks to a last-minute own goal in extra time from Guido Rodriguez.

Another German opponent who Rangers and West Ham could face are RB Leipzig who were handed a bye to the last eight following Spartak Moscow's expulsion from the competition amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The quarter-final draw will take place at UEFA's Nyon headquarters at 12am GMT on Friday, March 18.

Once the quarter-final draw has concluded, teams will then discover their paths for the semi-finals, meaning tomorrow's draw will be the last of this season's competition.

The first legs of the quarter-final ties are scheduled to take place on April 7, with the return fixtures a week later on April 14.


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