Liverpool draw Sparta Prague in Europa last 16, Brighton get Roma

Liverpool reached the last 16 of the Europa League as group winners with victory over LASK at Anfield.

Liverpool will play Sparta Prague in the last 16 of the Europa League, while Brighton have been drawn against Roma.

The first legs of the ties will take place on 7 March, with the second legs to be played a week later on 14 March.

Aston Villa will discover their last-16 opponents in the Europa Conference League when the draw for that competition takes place at 12:00 GMT.

Europa League last-16 draw

Sparta Prague v Liverpool

Marseille v Villarreal

Roma v Brighton

Benfica v Rangers

Freiburg v West Ham

Sporting Lisbon v Atalanta

AC Milan v Slavia Prague

Qarabag v Bayer Leverkusen

Premier League leaders Liverpool sealed their place in the last 16 with a game to spare in November, avoiding February's play-off round by topping their group.

The Reds, who have won the competition three times and finished runners-up in 2016, are still contesting four trophies this season and face Chelsea in the League Cup final on Sunday.

The Europa League knockout round play-offs, in which the runners-up from the Europa League group stages faced teams who finished third in the Champions League group stages, concluded on Thursday.

The eight group winners, who will each play at home in the second legs, advanced straight to the last 16 and were seeded in Friday's draw against the eight knockout play-off round winners.

West Ham, who also qualified in the penultimate round of group fixtures, were crowned Europa Conference League winners last season after reaching the Europa League semi-finals in 2022.

They have already beaten German club Freiburg twice in this season's competition, winning 2-0 at home and 2-1 away against their Group A opponents.

Brighton, playing European football for the first time in the club's history, beat Marseille in their final group game to progress as group winners.

Roberto de Zerbi's side will take on last season's runners-up Roma, who are sixth in Serie A and overcame Feyenoord in a penalty shootout on Thursday.