Bilbao handed Schalke tie

Athletic Bilbao, conquerors of Manchester United, will face German side Schalke in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

Sporting Lisbon, who held off Manchester City to clinch their place in the last eight, will play Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv.

Bilbao and Sporting could face each other in the semi-finals - their quarter-finals have been paired together.

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