The
draw for the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals has been made in Nyon,
pitting together two former winners and bringing positive omens for VfL
Wolfsburg, ACF Fiorentina and holders Sevilla FC.
Sevilla FC v FC Zenit
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Two of the three previous winners left, Sevilla and Zenit met three
times in 2005/06, two of them in the last eight with the Spanish side
triumphing 5-2 on aggregate en route to lifting the UEFA Cup for the
first time.
Club Brugge KV v FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
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Club Brugge, the only unbeaten team left in the competition, have
encountered quarter-final debutants Dnipro once before, the Ukrainian
outfit prevailing 3-2 in a UEFA Cup group stage tie in 2004.
FC Dynamo Kyiv v ACF Fiorentina
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The Italian club have not lost in four meetings with Dynamo Kyiv, with
two coming in the 1989/90 UEFA Cup third round when the Viola went all
the way to the final.
VfL Wolfsburg v SSC Napoli
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Having accounted for FC Internazionale Milano in impressive fashion in
the round of 16, Wolfsburg will be aiming to overcome another Serie A
outfit in the shape of 1989 UEFA Cup winners Napoli.
The first legs take place on Thursday 16 April, with the returns seven days later.
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