Europa League draw 2018/19 '“ in full: all groups, fixtures and dates
The four British clubs in this season’s competition have learned who they will face this season after the draw was made on Friday.
The two Scottish sides face very difficult draws – but more for the quality of opposition than the daunting travel schedule.
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Hide AdSteven Gerrard’s Rangers will play Villarreal, Rapid Vienna and Spartak Moscow, while Celtic face FC Salzburg, RB Leipzig and Rosenborg.
Arsenal face the unenviable task of trips to Azerbaijan to play Qarabag and Ukraine for FC Vorskla as well as the more recognisable Sporting.
Chelsea will head out to Belarus to play BATE Borisov, Greece for PAOK and Hungary for Vidi FC. The two Scottish sides face very difficult draws – but more for the quality of opposition than the daunting travel schedule.
Group A:
Bayer Leverkusen
Ludogorets FC
Zurich
Larnaca
Group B:
FC Salzburg
RB Leipzig
Rosenborg
Group C:
Zenit St Petersburg
FC Copenhagen
Bordeaux
Slavia Prague
Group D:
Anderlecht
Fenerbahce
Dinamo Zagreb
Spartak Trnava
Group E:
Arsenal
Sporting
Qarabag
Vorskla
Group F:
Olympiakos
AC Milan
Real Betis
Dudelange
Group G:
Villarreal
Rapid Vienna
Spartak Moscow
Group H:
Lazio
Marseille
EintrachtFrankfurt
Apollon Limassol
Group I:
Besiktas
Genk
Malmo
Sarpsborg
Group J:
Sevilla
Krasnodar
Standard Liege
Akhisarspor
Group K:
Dynamo Kiev
Astana
Rennes
Jablonec
Group L:
Chelsea
PAOK
BATE Borisov
Vidi FC
THE 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 December: 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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