Rennes inherits Leicester, Marseille will face FC Basel in the round of 16
The Breton club will have a hard time dealing with one of the favorites for the final victory in this competition.
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The clubs are set on their future opponents after the Europa League conference round of 16 draw was made on Friday, February 25. For this first edition, two French clubs are still in contention.
Marseille thus favored a fairly lenient draw and will face the Swiss club FC Basel for a double confrontation. Qualified after a play-off phase against Qarabag FK, the Olympians stopped AS Roma, who seemed to be the toughest opponent among the seeds. But beware Basel has won first place in its Europa League conference group without a single defeat.
For its part, Rennes inherits a tougher opponent on paper. The Bretons will face Leicester, Premier League champion club in 2016 and used to European competitions in recent years. Reversed in the Europa League conference after a third place in the Europa League group, the Foxes are in 13th position in the league.