Europa League draw simulated with Liverpool landing an incredible glamor match
LIVERPOOL have won an iconic European draw against AC Milan in SunSport's simulated Europa League draw.
The Reds sailed through to the last 16 after winning a group with Toulouse, Union Saint-Gilloise and LASK.
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That meant they bypassed the play-off round between second place in the group and the teams eliminated from the Champions League.
Milan were one of those teams after finishing third in their Champions League group behind Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain.
And they already have one foot in the next round after beating Rennes 3-0 at San Siro last week.
They face the Ligue Un side in the second leg this week and if they win they could set up a meeting with Liverpool in the next round.
Jurgen Klopp's side are one of eight seeded teams that Milan could face, along with West Ham, Brighton and Rangers, who all won their groups.
SunSport has simulated the draw for the next round and Liverpool versus Milan is the top pick, although Rangers have also been given a tough test against Benfica or Toulouse.
There is a lot of European history between Liverpool and Milan, with the two giants facing each other twice in the Champions League final in 2005 and 2007.
Liverpool famously came from 3-0 down to beat the Italians in Istanbul in 2005, before the Rosseneri took revenge two years later to win 2-1.
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The pair most recently met in the 2021 Champions League, with Liverpool winning the second round 5-3 on aggregate.
Elsewhere in our simulated draw, West Ham face a high-profile match against Galatasaray or Sparta Prague, who won at Manchester United this season.
Brighton also has an exciting European adventure in store, with Rome or Rotterdam the next destination for traveling seagulls.
Roberto De Zerbi's side have already achieved results this season at Ajax, Marseille and AEK Athens and could cherish their chances despite the pedigree of Roma and Feyenoord, who met in the 2022 Europa Conference League final.
Marseille finished second in their group behind Brighton and were given a feared draw against Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen – as long as they beat Shakhtar Donetsk.
Elsewhere, Atalanta will face Sporting Lisbon or Young Boys, while Villarreal will play Braga or Qarabag.
Slavia Prague versus Lens of Freiburg completes SunSport's simulated draw.