Galatasaray has been dealt a major blow ahead of the Europa League playoffs as top scorer Victor Osimhen has been suspended for the first-leg of the next round.

The knockout phase playoff draw of the UEFA Europa League took place on Friday at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. Turkish team Fenerbahce, which finished 24th in the league standings, will face Anderlecht in the playoff round. Fellow Istanbul club Galatasaray, at 14th place, will take on AZ Alkmaar.

NYON - Twice Europa League winners Porto will face two-times finalists AS Roma in a knockout phase playoff tie, while Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce were pitted against Anderlecht in Friday's draw held in Nyon,

Man United will face either Midtjylland, AZ Alkmaar, Real Sociedad or Galatasaray in the last 16 of the Europa League after the playoffs draw on Friday.

The Europa League's inaugural league phase has ended with Lazio topping the table and Manchester United and Tottenham finishing in the top eight

Fourth-placed Man United head to Bucharest on Thursday to take on eighth-paced FCSB, with both sides needing a win to seal automatic qualification for the UEFA Europa League's last 16. Man United claimed a last-gasp win in their "Battle of Britain" clash with Scottish team Rangers last week at Old Trafford to edge Ruben Amorim's side closer to the tournament's knockout stages.

Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers have discovered their European fates as the league phase of the Europa League came to a close on Thursday