Mourinho's team scenario against Man Utd in Europa League

The draw for the 2024-2025 Europa League play-off round was conducted by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on the evening of January 31. Manchester United was not in the group drawn this time because the "Red Devils" have a direct ticket to the round of 16.

One of the teams that has attracted the most attention in the play-off round is Fenerbahce. The Turkish club's head coach is Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese could face his former club Man Utd in the Europa League this season.

Man Utd go straight to the round of 16 of Europa League.

However, that scenario is unlikely to happen before the semi-finals. According to the Europa League bracket, Fenerbahce and Man Utd will only meet if they reach the semi-finals, or the final of this season, depending on the detailed draw for the round of 16 match on February 21.

Man Utd could face one of four teams in the round of 16: AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands), Galatasaray (Türkiye), Midtjylland (Denmark), Real Sociedad (Spain). Meanwhile, Fenerbahce must overcome Anderlecht and then beat Rangers or Olympiacos to secure a place in the quarter-finals.

Europa League play-off round schedule

Match	First leg	Return leg
Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen	Night of February 13	Night 20/2
Twente vs Bodo/Glimt	Night of February 13	Night 20/2
Union Saint-Gilloise vs Ajax	Night of February 13	Night 20/2
AZ Alkmaar vs Galatasaray	Night of February 13	Night 20/2
Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad	Night of February 13	Night 20/2
PAOK vs FCSB	Night of February 13	Night 20/2
Fenerbahce vs Anderlecht	Night of February 13	Night 20/2
Porto vs AS Roma	Night of February 13	Night 20/2