Aston Villa will face Ajax in the last 16 of the Europa Conference League, seeing Jordan Henderson play an English club for the first time since leaving Liverpool.
Henderson will face Villa after Ajax squeezed through the play-off round against Bodo/Glimt, while Unai Emery’s team qualified directly for this stage after topping their group.
He left Liverpool for Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq in the summer but moved to the Dutch side in January after being unsettled in the Middle East.
Ajax will welcome Villa on March 7 before taking a trip to the Midlands on the 14th.
It will be a clash of arguably the two biggest sides left in the competition, although last year’s finalists Fiorentina are still left, as are Lille and Fenerbahce.
Aston Villa have been drawn against Ajax in the last 16 of the Europa Conference League
Unai Emery’s side will face Jordan Henderson’s new club on March 7 and at home on March 14
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Henderson, who has been installed as Ajax’s captain, has faced Villa 22 times in his career, winning 13 games, losing five, and drawing four.
While Villa are the only British side left in the Europa Conference League, there are four still standing in the Europa League.
Liverpool, Henderson’s former club, were drawn against Sparta Prague in the last 16 of the Europa League earlier today.
Meanwhile, West Ham will lock horns with Freiburg, Brighton will dance with Roma, and Rangers will look to thwart Portuguese league leaders Benfica.
More to follow.
Post source: Daily mail