The four British clubs in this season’s Europa League have learned who they will face in the competition this season after the draw was made on Friday.
Chelsea and Arsenal both qualified through their league positions in the Premier League. Celtic beat Lithuanian side FK Suduva after dropping down from the Champions League while Rangers came through four qualifying rounds to reach this stage, beating Russian side FC Ufa to reach the competition proper.
The Europa League group stage kicks off on Thursday 20 September while the final will be held in Baku’s Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan.
Here are the 12 Europa League groups – in full:
This page is being updated as the draw unfolds…
Group A:
- Bayer Leverkusen
Group B:
- Salzburg
Group C:
- Zenit St Petersburg
Group D:
- Anderlecht
Group E:
- Arsenal
Group F:
- Olympiakos
Group G:
- Villarreal
Group H:
- Lazio
Group I:
- Besiktas
Group J:
- Sevilla
Group K:
- Dynamo Kiev
Group L:
- Chelsea
Season calendar
Group stage:
Thursday 20 September: Matchday 1
Thursday 4 October: Matchday 2
Thursday 25 October: Matchday 3
Thursday 8 November: Matchday 4
Thursday 29 November: Matchday 5
Thursday 13 November: Matchday 6
Knockout Phase:
14 February: Round of 32, first leg
21 February: Round of 32, second leg
7 March: Round of 16, first leg
14 March: Round of 16, second leg
11 April: Quarter-finals, first leg
18 April: Quarter-finals, second leg
2 May: Semi-finals, first leg
9 May: Semi-finals, second leg
29 May: Final
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