The 32 teams that have qualified for the Europa League will learn their group-stage opponents today
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Everything you need to know ahead of today’s draw
- Group stage draw to take place in Monaco today at 12pm BST
- Follow live coverage below
- Europa Conference League draw to follow at 1.30pm BST
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And, as I’m sure you’re aware, today is not just UEFA draw day, it is also transfer deadline day.
There are just eight and half a hours left of the window.
Every bid, every contract and every medical will be covered in our deadline day live blog — follow the updates as they happen here.
ICYMI: The Europa League group stage
If you were not able to join us earlier and are just checking in, here is the Europa League draw.
- Group A: West Ham, Olympiacos, Freiburg, TSC
- Group B: Ajax, Marseille, Brighton, AEK Athens
- Group C: Rangers, Real Betis, Sparta Prague, Limassol
- Group D: Atalanta, Sporting, Sturm Graz, Rakow Czestochowa
- Group E: Liverpool, LASK, Union Saint-Gilloise, Toulouse
- Group F: Villarreal, Rennes, Maccabi Haifa, Panathinaikos
- Group G: Roma, Slavia Prague, Sheriff Tiraspol, Servette
- Group H: Bayer Leverkusen, Qarabag, Molde, BK Hacken
Exciting times for Aston Villa
Group E: AZ Alkmaar, Aston Villa, Legia Warsaw, Zrinjski Mostar
Aston Villa’s European adventures truly begin now.
Top seed AZ Alkmaar is a really good tie. New destinations, stadiums and match-ups. Going to Bosnia, too.
Hugely exciting.
The Europa Conference League group stage draw in full
The Europa Conference League group stage draw is complete — here is how it looks:
- Group A: Lille, Slovan Bratislava, Olimpija Ljubljana, KI
- Group B: Gent, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Zorya, Breidablik
- Group C: Dinamo Zagreb, Viktoria Plzen, Astana, Ballkani
- Group D: Club Brugge, Bodo/Glimt, Besiktas, Lugano
- Group E: AZ Alkmaar, Aston Villa, Legia Warsaw, Zrinjski Mostar
- Group F: Ferencvaros, Fiorentina, Genk, Cukaricki
- Group G: Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK, HJK Helsinki, Aberdeen
- Group H: Fenerbahce, Ludogorets, Spartak Trnava, Nordsjaelland
Nordsjaelland finish the draw in Group H
And the 32nd team is drawn.
Nordsjaelland make up Group H.
Group D for Lugano
The final team are drawn in Group D, it is Lugano.
Abderdeen make up Group G
The only Scottish side in the draw, Aberdeen, are the next team drawn and they complete Group G.
Cukaricki make up Group F
Group F is the next to be completed as Cukaricki are drawn there.
Zrinjski Mostar complete Aston Villa’s Group E
Aston Villa know all three of their group-stage opponents as Zrinjski Mostar are the last team to be drawn alongside them.
Group C for Ballkani
Ballkani continue the trend of completing groups as Group C has all four teams.
Breidablik complete Group B
Breidablik are the next team drawn and they complete Group B.
KI make up Group A
The first group is complete as KI are drawn in Group A.
The draw so far
There is just one pot left — here is how the draw is shaping up:
- Group A: Lille, Slovan Bratislava, Olimpija Ljubljana
- Group B: Gent, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Zorya
- Group C: Dinamo Zagreb, Viktoria Plzen, Astana
- Group D: Club Brugge, Bodo/Glimt, Besiktas
- Group E: AZ Alkmaar, Aston Villa, Legia Warsaw
- Group F: Ferencvaros, Fiorentina, Genk
- Group G: Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK, HJK Helsinki
- Group H: Fenerbahce, Ludogorets, Spartak Trnava
Spartak Trnava last out in Group H
And that leaves Spartak Trnava for Group H.
Besiktas drawn in Group D
Besiktas are drawn in Group D.
HJK Helsinki in Group G
HJK Helsinki are the next team drawn, they join Group G.
Group C for Astana
Next to be drawn is Astana who join Group C.
Zorya in Group B
Group B for Ukrainian side Zorya.
Olimpija Ljubljana drawn in Group A
Olimpija Ljubljana join Group A alongside Lille and Slovan Bratislava.
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