Clemente Villaverde noted that, "We are satisfied to be in the draw and among Europe’s 16 best teams. Achieving this during the period of time that we have done it and consecutively is very important for the club. This is what makes me so happy."

Bayer Leverkusen was already a rival in the last 16 of the 14/15 season, with the first leg played in Germany, like in this edition. Clemente remembers that, "It’s a strong team. A luck would have it, we have been paired with another German team and it will be a very open qualifier."