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The group stage draw took place in Monaco ahead of next year’s final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin
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Jose Mourinho gives his Europa League runner-up medal to fan in the crowd
The Europa League group stage draw has been completed with Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham, who won the Europa Conference League last year, and Rangers discovering their opponents.
Liverpool are the bookies’ favourites, but Brighton are next up alongside Jose Mourinho’s Roma, who recently bought Romelu Lukaku to boost their chances. Atalanta, Marseille and Villarreal are also contenders.
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So that’s the draw sorted – fixtures commence on Thursday 21 September and the groups will conclude with matchday six in the middle of December.
Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham and Rangers look to go all the way and claim silverware and a place in next season’s Champions League
Group A: Lille, Slovan Bratislava, Olimpija Ljubljana, Ki Klaksvik
Group B: Gent, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Zorya Luhansk, Breioablik
Group C: Dinamo Zagreb, Viktoria Plzen, Astana, Ballkani
Group D: Club Brugge, Bode/Glimt, Besiktas, Lugano
Group E: AZ Alkmaar, Aston Villa, Legia Warsaw, Zrinjski Mostar
Group F: Ferencvaros, Fiorentina, Genk, Cukaricki
Group G: Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK Thessaloniki, HJK Helsinki, Aberdeen
Group H: Fenerbahce, Ludogorets Razgrad, Spartak Trnava, Nordsjalland
Liverpool will like the look of their group, with manageable trips to Austria, Belgium and France on the itinerary. I’m looking forward to seeing how Union Saint-Gilloise go against Jurgen Klopp’s men after narrowly missing out on the Pro League title in each of the last two seasons.
And here’s the draw in slightly more glitzy graphical form. Group B looks like a lot of fun.
Group A: West Ham, Olympiacos, Freiburg, TSC
Group B: Ajax, Marseille, Brighton, AEK Athens
Group C: Rangers, Real Betis, Sparta Prague, Aris Limassol
Group D: Atalanta, Sporting CP, Sturm Graz, Rakow
Group E: Liverpool, LASK, Union SG, Toulouse
Group F: Villarreal, Rennes, Maccabi Haifa, Panathinaikos
Group G: Roma, Slavia Prague, Sheriff, Servette
Group H: Bayer Leverkusen, Qarabag, Molde, Hacken
Group H: Bayer Leverkusen, Qarabag, Molde, Hacken
The conquerors of Aberdeen, Hacken complete the group stage draw.
Group G: Roma, Slavia Prague, Sheriff, Servette
Group F: Villarreal, Rennes, Maccabi Haifa, Panathinaikos.
Group E: Liverpool, LASK, Union SG, Toulouse
A trip to the south of France for the rest of the Group E sides to enjoy as Toulouse return to the competition.
Group D: Atalanta, Sporting CP, Sturm Graz, Rakow
Another Europa League debut – Rakow of Poland.
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