Ghanaian players handed tricky duels in Europa League Round of 32 stage

Published on: 11 December 2017
Ghanaian players handed tricky duels in Europa League Round of 32 stage
Thomas Partey

Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey's side Atletico Madrid have been handed FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 stage.

Atlectico Madrid descended to Europe's second-tier club competition after finishing third in Group C in the UEFA Champions League, a group which consisted Chelsea and AS Roma while the Danish outfit finished second to Lokomotive Moscow nine points after six game with in Group F of the Europa League.

Meanhwile, Samuel Mensah's Ostersunds FK, who finished second in the Group xx in the Europa League, have been given a tough draw as they will face English giants Arsenal in the first leg at the Jemkraft Arena.

Elsewhere, Patrick Twumasi's Astana will hope for a better round when they square off against Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon.

Richmond Boakye-Yiadom and Abraham Frimpong were handed a relatively negotiable draw as they will do battle with Czech side Viktoria Plzen. The Serbian will bang their hopes on the Ghanaian poacher to bail them out in the two-legged tie.

And lastly, Ghanaian trio of Samuel Mensah, Gideon Mensah and David Atanga will look to play integral part when Red Bulls Salzburg meet Spanish giants Real Sociedad.

All the first legs games will come on February 15 with the second legs taking place on April 1.

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