"Nottingham Forest were today handed a difficult route to the round of 16 in the Europa League after being paired with Fenerbahce in the play-offs. Forest will travel to Istanbul for the first leg before the return at the City Ground a week later. Martin O'Neill's Celtic also have a tricky tie against Bundesliga side Stuttgart. The draw for the Europa League knockout round play-off is:"
"Ludogorets v Ferencvaros Dinamo Zagreb v Genk Celtic v Stuttgart Brann v Bologna Panathinaikos v Viktoria Plzen PAOK v Celta Vigo Fenerbahce v Nottingham Forest Lille v Red Star Belgrade The first legs will be played on February 18-19 and the second legs a week later on February 25-26. Follow us: Jon Fisher Jon has over 20 years' experience in sports journalism having worked at the Press Association, Goal and Stats Perform, covering three World Cups, an Olympics and numerous other major sporting events."
Nottingham Forest were drawn against Fenerbahce in the Europa League play-offs and will play the first leg in Istanbul and the return at the City Ground a week later. Celtic were drawn to face Stuttgart. Additional play-off ties include Ludogorets v Ferencvaros, Dinamo Zagreb v Genk, Brann v Bologna, Panathinaikos v Viktoria Plzen, PAOK v Celta Vigo, and Lille v Red Star Belgrade. The first legs of the knockout round play-offs are scheduled for February 18-19, with the second legs on February 25-26. Winners of these ties progress to the Europa League round of 16.
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