Official: Bologna to face SK Brann in Europa League play-off

Bologna have been drawn against SK Brann in the Europa League knockout play-off.

The Europa League knockout play-off draw took place in Nyon today.

See how it unfolded in the liveblog.

Bologna finished 10th after their 3-0 victory over Maccabi Tel-Aviv on Thursday and will face SK Brann in the play-off.

These two sides already met in the league phase on November 6. It ended in a 0-0 draw at the Stadio Dall’Ara, but the Rossoblu were reduced to ten men at minute 23 when Charalampos Lykogiannis received a straight red card.

Bologna were among the seeded teams in today’s draw, so they’ll be playing the return leg at the Stadio Dall’Ara.

The first leg will be played on February 19, while the decider is scheduled for February 26.

There could be an Italian derby if Bologna qualify for the Round of 16, as the Rossoblu’s next opponents would be either Freiburg or Roma.

The Giallorossi have already qualified for the Europa League Round of 16 by finishing 8th in the league phase.

The Giallorossi are the only Serie A side skipping the play-off round across in the three European club competitions, while Napoli were eliminated from the Champions League.