Europa League: Anderlecht will face Shaktar Donetsk next

GAMES Anderlecht qualified for the next Europa League round by beating Olympiakos yesterday. Today, the draw just took place and Anderlecht will face the Ukrainian Shaktar Donetsk. The first leg will be played on March 10, the second leg on March 17. Both teams never faced each other before.

Donetsk will be a difficult opponent. First of all there's the long and uncomfortable trip to the Ukraine. Besides that, Shaktar is also a strong team. So not a fantastic draw for Anderlecht that is, but with Liverpool, Manchester United and Dortmund as possibilities, it could have been worse.

Here's the complete programme:

Shakhtar Donetsk(UKR) vs. Anderlecht(BEL)
Basel(SUI) vs. Sevilla(ESP)
Villarreal(ESP) vs. Leverkusen(GER)
Athletic(ESP) vs. Valencia(ESP)
Liverpool(ENG) vs. Man. United(ENG)
Sparta Praha(CZE) vs. Lazio(ITA)
Dortmund(GER) vs. Tottenham(ENG)
Fenerbahçe(TUR) vs. Braga(POR)