05.12.2012, Stadio Friuli, Udine, ITA, UEFA EL, Udinese Calcio vs FC Liverpool, Gruppe A, Training, FC Liverpool, im Bild Schriftzug "UEFA Europa League", steht die zweithoechste Spielklasse der UEFa vor dem aus? // Banner "UEFA Europa League", is the second highest division of UEFA out before? during Training of Liverpool FC before the UEFA Europa League group A match between Udinese Calcio and Liverpool FC at the Stadio Friuli, Udinese, Italy on 2012/12/05. EXPA Pictures © 2012, PhotoCredit: EXPA/ Juergen Feichter

Europa League draw: Liverpool face Besiktas

Liverpool have been drawn against Turkish side Besiktas, setting up a return to Istanbul and the Ataturk Stadium – the scene of their 2005 Champions League victory.

05.12.2012, Stadio Friuli, Udine, ITA, UEFA EL, Udinese Calcio vs FC Liverpool, Gruppe A, Training, FC Liverpool, im Bild Schriftzug "UEFA Europa League", steht die zweithoechste Spielklasse der UEFa vor dem aus? // Banner "UEFA Europa League", is the second highest division of UEFA out before? during Training of Liverpool FC before the UEFA Europa League group A match between Udinese Calcio and Liverpool FC at the Stadio Friuli, Udinese, Italy on 2012/12/05. EXPA Pictures © 2012, PhotoCredit: EXPA/ Juergen Feichter

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Besiktas, who progressed along with Tottenham from their Europa group, are currently managed by Slaven Billic and have Demba Ba up front.

They won their group with three wins and three draws from their eight games.

The Reds will be at home in the first leg of the last-32 match, to be played on Thursday 19th February. The away leg will be a week later.

February looks like being a tough month of fixtures for The Reds.

LFC February Fixtures

Everton (a), Tottenham (h), Besiktas (h), Southampton (a), Besiktas (a), Man City (h).

The sides last met in the Champions League in 2007, when Liverpool inflicted a record 8-0 win at Anfield but lost 2-1 away.

Full Draw

Young Boys v Everton
Torino v Athletic Bilbao
Sevilla v Borussia Monchengladbach
Wolfsburg v Sporting Lisbon
Ajax v Legia Warsaw
Aalborg v Club Brugge
Anderlecht v Dinamo Moscow
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Olympiakos
Trabzonspor v Napoli
Guingamp v Dynamo Kiev
Villarreal v FC Salzburg
Roma v Feyenoord
PSV Eindhoven v Zenit St Petersburg
Liverpool v Besiktas
Tottenham v Fiorentina
Celtic v Inter

Road to Warsaw

The final will be played on 27 May 2015 at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.

Round of 16: Draw 27 February, matches 12 & 19 March
Quarter-finals: Draw 20 March, matches 16 & 23 April
Semi-finals: Draw 24 April, matches 7 & 14 May
Final: Wednesday 27 May, Tenth Anniversary Stadium, Warsaw

Liverpool last won the competition, formerly the UEFA Cup, in 2001.

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