Aston Villa will host FC Barcelona in the UEFA Youth League round of 16.
The Villa under-19s triumphed in their last 16 clash with Puskás Akadémia on Wednesday, winning 2-1 at the Pancho Aréna, Hungary, to book their place in the second knockout stage.
And Josep Gombau’s Young Lions will now face Barça in a home tie in March, with the draw having taken place on Friday afternoon at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.
The fixture will be held at Villa Park on Tuesday, March 4, getting underway at 3pm GMT, live on TNT Sports. Full ticketing details will be confirmed in due course.
All ties from the round of 16 onwards are single-legged affairs in an open, unseeded draw, with each club’s path the final also now determined. The winner of Villa and Barcelona's match will travel to the winner of Sporting CP and Stuttgart in the quarter-finals.
To view the last 16 draw in full, click here.
