The draw for the knockout playoff round of the new-look UEFA Europa League has been made. But how does this feed into the round-of-16 ties? When is the next draw? How does it all knit together?

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only eight teams from the initial league phase qualified automatically for the Round of 16. The other eight sides in that first knockout round will be determined by two-legged playoff matches ...