Nottingham Forest were today handed a difficult route to the round of 16 in the Europa League after being paired with Fenerbahce in the play-offs.

Forest will travel to Istanbul for the first leg before the return at the City Ground a week later.

Martin O’Neill’s Celtic also have a tricky tie against Bundesliga side Stuttgart.

The draw for the Europa League knockout round play-off is:

Ludogorets v Ferencvaros

Dinamo Zagreb v Genk

Celtic v Stuttgart

Brann v Bologna

Panathinaikos v Viktoria Plzen

PAOK v Celta Vigo

Fenerbahce v Nottingham Forest

Lille v Red Star Belgrade

The first legs will be played on February 18-19 and the second legs a week later on February 25-26.