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Who could Chelsea draw in the Europa League round of 32?

Chelsea have already sealed their place at the top of Group L in the Europa League. (Picture: AFP/Getty Images)

Chelsea​ ended their Europa League group stage campaign in disappointing fashion after a 2-2 draw away to MOL Vidi but Maurizio Sarri can now look forward to finding out his side's opponents in the last 32 knockout round.

Free-kicks from Willian and Olivier Giroud saved the Blues' unbeaten record in Europe this season after an own goal from Ethan Ampadu and a stunning volley from Loic Nego.

Having already sealed top spot in Group L, Chelsea can head into the Europa League last-32 draw brimming with confidence on Monday.

As one of the seeded teams, they will avoid other group winners and also seeded teams that finished third in the Champions League who have dropped down to the competition, including Sarri's former club Napoli.

The Blues will also avoid the team that finishes second in their group and also any team from the same coefficient, which in this case is Arsenal.

(Action Images via Reuters)

Here is who Chelsea could face in the round of 32…

Celtic, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, FC Krasnodar, Lazio, Malmo, Olympiakos, Rapid Vienna, Rennes, Shakhtar Donetsk, Slavia Prague, Sporting CP, Viktoria Plzeň, Villarreal and FC Zurich.

When is the Europa League draw?

The draw will take place on Monday, December 17 at 12pm GMT, following the Champions League draw

Where is it?

Proceedings will be held at Uefa’s Swiss headquarters in Nyon.

How to follow

There will be a live stream of the draw on uefa.com, though Standard Sport will provide LIVE coverage of the proceedings.

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