Manchester United and Arsenal handed kind draws in Europa League
Manchester United have been drawn against Astana, Partizan Belgrade and AZ Alkmaar in Group L of the UEFA Europa League as the 2017 winners are looking for further European glory under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Last season’s runners-up Arsenal will have to get past Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege and Vitoria in Group F to advance through to the knockout stages of the tournament.
The Gunners will be looking to go one better this season after losing to Chelsea in May’s final and, in Unai Emery, they have a manager who won this competition three times with Sevilla.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers booked their place in the group stages of the competition for the first time since 1980 after securing a 5-3 aggregate win over Torino.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have been placed in Group K alongside Besiktas, Braga and Slovan Bratislava.
Scottish champions Celtic have arguably the toughest task of Lazio, Rennes and Cluj in progressing through Group E, while their Glaswegian rivals Rangers have to battle it out with Porto, Youngs Boys and Feyenoord.
The 48 teams that qualified for this season’s competition have been split into 12 groups of four and will battle it out for a place in next season’s Champions League.
Group A:
Sevilla
APOEL
Qarabag
F91 Dudelange
Group B:
Dynamo Kiev
Copenhagen
Malmo
Lugano
Group C:
Basel
Krasnodar
Getafe
Trabzonspor
Group D:
Sporting Lisbon
PSV Eindhoven
Rosenborg
Lask
Group E:
Lazio
Celtic
Rennes
Cluj
Group F:
Arsenal
Eintracht Frankfurt
Standard Liege
Vitoria
Group G:
Porto
Youngs Boys
Feyenoord
Rangers
Group H:
CSKA Moscow
Ludogorets
Espanyol
Ferencvarosi
Group I:
Wolfsburg
Gent
Saint-Etienne
Olexandriya
Group J:
Roma
Borussia Monchengladbach
Istanbul
Wolfsberger
Group K:
Besiktas
Braga
Wolves
Slovan Bratislava
Group L:
Manchester United
Astana
Partizan Belgrade
AZ Alkmaar
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