Europa League draw live as Liverpool and West Ham learn quarter-final opponents

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That's it for today's coverage!

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Conference League draw in full

We've now got the quarter-final ties from the Conference League - and the semi-final paths...

Path 1:

• Aston Villa vs Lille
• Olympiacos vs Fenerbahce

Path 2:

• Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina

• Club Brugge vs PAOK

Villa would be the HOME side if they reach the final in Athens.

Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina

And that's the quarter-finals decided.

Aston Villa vs Lille

There we go for Villa!

Olympiacos vs Fenerbahce

This should be fiery.

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Club Brugge vs PAOK

First tie out in the Conference League draw.

Leverkusen's message to West Ham

At least they're making an effort with the language...

That should be a brilliant quarter-final clash over two legs.

Alright Geezers, @WestHam!#Bayer04 | #UELdraw #aCROSSeurope

— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) March 15, 2024

Conference League coming up

We'll bring you the quarter-final draw for the Conference League, too, and that comes from 1pm.

Aston Villa are the only remaining British team and will face one of Club Brugge, Fenerbahce, Fiorentina, Lille, Olympiakos, PAOK, Viktoria Plzen.

Klopp vs Alonso in Dublin?

What a final we've potentially got our hands after Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen were drawn on opposite paths.

That'd be Jurgen Klopp's final match in charge of the Reds and could also be Xabi Alonso's last hurrah before heading to Anfield to take the German's place.

David Moyes and West Ham will have something to say about that, though, as they can dump Leverkusen out and reach the semi-finals instead of the Bundesliga leaders.

Serie A side Atalanta, meanwhile, will also be hoping to surprise Liverpool.

(Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

Confirmed dates

Quarter-final first legs: Thursday, April 11

Quarter-final second legs: Thursday, April 18

Semi-final first legs: Thursday, May 2

Semi-final second legs: Thursday, May 9

Final: Wednesday, May 22

Kick-off times will be confirmed later on.

Final home and away splits

If Liverpool reach the final, they'll be considered the home side.

As for West Ham, they'd be away.

This year's final takes place in Dublin on Wednesday, May 22.

Europa League draw in full

We've now got the quarter-final ties from the Europa League - and the semi-final paths...

Path 1:

• Benfica vs Marseille
• Liverpool vs Atalanta

Path 2:

• AC Milan vs Roma
• Bayer Leverkusen vs West Ham

Benfica vs Marseille

And that's the draw.

Now we've got the semi-final paths to decide...

Bayern Leverkusen vs West Ham

Xabi Alonso will return to England - but it'll be London not Liverpool!

A seriously tough test for David Moyes' side.

Liverpool vs Atalanta

Jurgen Klopp and co have discovered their opponents.

AC Milan vs Roma

An all-Italian tie!

Milan are used to those after last year's Champions League quarter-final clash with Napoli.

Draw begins

Let's go!

Special guest time

Former Tottenham and Swansea striker Fernando Llorente is here to draw the teams.

Almost there...

Here we go

Our host, Pedro Pinto, has got the ceremony underway at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Giorgio Marchetti is also out to lead the draw.

Five minutes to go

UEFA's show starts in just five minutes!

Who do you want, Liverpool and West Ham fans?

Get invovled in the comments section.

Champions League draw in full

We've now got the quarter-final ties from the Champions League - and the semi-final paths...

Path 1:

• Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund
• Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona

Path 2:

• Arsenal vs Bayern Munich
• Real Madrid vs Manchester City

Round-up of the rest

AC Milan booked their place in the last eight with a 7-3 aggregate thumping of Slavia Prague, while French giants Marseille also made it through, despite a 3-1 loss away to Villarreal last night.

Atalanta rounded out the quarter-finalists and made it three Italians teams in the draw, having beaten Sporting Lisbon 3-2 on aggregate by following up their first-leg draw with a home win.

(Claudio Villa/AC Milan via Getty Images)

Rangers' European dream dashed

Two years after making the Europa League final, there'll be no opportunity for Rangers to make amends this time around.

Following a positive 2-2 draw in Libson last Thursday, Philippe Clement's men were beaten 1-0 after Rafa Silva punished them on the break.

Benfica go marching on with the likes of Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi in their side.

(Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

Brighton beaten - but not on the night

Brighton winning 1-0 against Roma would usually go down as a historic moment for the Seagulls, but sadly for them it marked the end of their Europa League campaign.

Roberto De Zerbi's men failed to overturn a humiliating 4-0 loss in Rome and Danny Welbeck's first-half goal last night was only a consolation in the grand scheme of things.

Who'll await Daniele De Rossi's side?

(Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

Moyes makes history

How's this for a stat?

After last night's 5-0 thrashing of Freiburg, West Ham have now won more European games in three years under David Moyes (26) than they previously had in their entire history (25).

They've also made the quarter-finals of either the Europa or Conference League in all three of those seasons.

(Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images)

Alonso's Anfield audition?

Imagine this draw...

With Bayer Leverkusen still unbeaten in all competitions this season and on for a treble which includes the Bundesliga title, Xabi Alonso has the chance to face Liverpool before potentially taking the job from Jurgen Klopp.

Since leaving Anfield in 2009 to join Real Madrid, Alonso - whose side edged 10-man Qarabag with two injury-time goals last night - hasn't played or managed against the Reds, who beat Sparta Prague comfortably in both legs.

Xabi Alonso has guided Bayer Leverkusen to 37 matches unbeaten this season (Getty Images)

Hello and welcome

Welcome to the Mirror Football live blog for today's Europa League quarter-final draw!

Liverpool and West Ham are eagerly awaiting their next opponents after soaring through to the last eight, while it was heartache for Brighton and Rangers, who are both out.

The successful Premier League duo are joined in the quarter-finals by AC Milan, Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Marseille and Roma.

Not only will we learn the last-eight ties from 12pm but also the semi-final paths, as the teams are split into two sections, all aiming to be in Dublin on Wednesday, May 22.

Stay tuned for all the build-up and live coverage of the draw.