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Football: Besiktas to face Lyon in Europa League

Istanbul side progressed to quarter-finals after beating Greek side Olympiacos on Thursday night

Ersin Çelik
15:55 - 17/03/2017 Friday
Update: 15:58 - 17/03/2017 Friday
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Besiktas progressed to the quarter-final stage by beating Greek side Olympiacos 5-2 on aggregate.
Besiktas progressed to the quarter-final stage by beating Greek side Olympiacos 5-2 on aggregate.

Besiktas will face France's Lyon in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals after draws were made in the Swiss city of Nyon on Friday.



The first clash of the two-leg match will take place in Lyon's Park Olympique Lyonnais on April 13.



The second leg will be played in Istanbul's Vodafone Arena on April 20.



Besiktas progressed to the quarter-final stage by beating Greek side Olympiacos 5-2 on aggregate.



Friday's draw also saw Anderlecht drawn against English side Manchester United; Spain's Celta Vigo will take on another Belgian team, Genk, and Ajax will square off against Schalke.



Below are the full draws:



Anderlecht (Belgium) - Manchester United (England)



Celta Vigo (Spain) - Genk (Belgium)



Ajax (Netherlands) - Schalke 04 (Germany)



Lyon (France) - Besiktas (Turkey)



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