Nottingham Forest and Celtic Europa League opponents revealed as Aston Villa progress

Aston Villa secured the most favourable outcome among British clubs competing in this season's Europa League
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Nottingham Forest have discovered their Europa League play-off fixture as the East Midlands side will face Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahce following today's draw in Nyon, Switzerland.
Celtic will take on German outfit Stuttgart in their knockout round tie after the Scottish club narrowly avoided elimination from the competition.
The first legs of all play-off matches are set for February 19, with the decisive return fixtures taking place a week later on February 26.
Forest enter the tie as the seeded side, meaning Sean Dyche's men will enjoy home advantage in the second leg at the City Ground.
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Aston Villa secured the most favourable outcome among British clubs competing in this season's Europa League.
Unai Emery's side claimed a top-eight finish in the league phase, which grants them automatic passage to the last 16 without needing to navigate the play-off round.
Villa confirmed their position with a 3-2 victory over FC Salzburg at Villa Park on Thursday evening, also sealing a top-two finish in the process.
Their reward is a place among the elite eight, alongside Lyon, Midtjylland, Real Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg and Roma.

The first legs of all play-off matches are set for February 19
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Villa's last-16 opponents will be determined from a pool that includes Red Star Belgrade, Celta Vigo, PAOK, or Lille.
Forest claimed 13th position in the league phase standings after demolishing Ferencvaros 4-0 at the City Ground in their final group fixture.
That emphatic victory had already mathematically secured their progression to the knockout stages before Thursday's matches concluded.
Celtic's path proved considerably more precarious, with the Glasgow club needing a positive result against Utrecht at Parkhead to remain in the tournament.
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The winners from each two-legged tie will progress to face the top-eight finishers in the next round
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Brendan Rodgers' side ultimately prevailed despite the Dutch visitors mounting a comeback attempt, finishing in 21st place to squeeze into the play-off round.
Their unseeded status means Celtic must travel to Germany for the opening leg against Stuttgart.
The complete play-off draw sees Genk paired with Dinamo Zagreb, while Bologna will play Norwegian side Brann.
Ferencvaros, managed by former Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane, face Bulgarian outfit Ludogorets.

Nottingham Forest have discovered their Europa League play-off fixture
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Elsewhere, Viktoria Plzen take on Greek club Panathinaikos, and Celta Vigo meet PAOK.
Red Star Belgrade have been drawn against French side Lille in what promises to be an intriguing encounter.
Following the conclusion of all play-off ties, Uefa will conduct the draw for the last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals on February 27.
The winners from each two-legged tie will progress to face the top-eight finishers in the next round.









