The 2017/18 UEFA Europa League group stage draw which was concluded on Friday at Monaco, saw 48 teams from 29 countries drawn into 12 groups for the battle to Lyon which will host the final on May 16, 2018.
Almost all top clubs have favorable draws and are expected to easily progress to the round of 32 where they will be joined by 8 third-place finishing teams from the champions league.
Here’s how the teams are drawn:
Group A: Villarreal (ESP), M. Tel-Aviv (ISR), Astana (KAZ), Slavia Praha (CZE)
Group B: Milan (ITA), Austria Wien (AUT), Rijeka (CRO), AEK (GRE)
Group C: Braga (POR), Ludogorets (BUL), Hoffenheim (GER), Istanbul Başakşehir (TUR)
Group D: Milan (ITA), Austria Wien (AUT), Rijeka (CRO), AEK Athens (GRE)
Group E: Lyon (FRA), Everton (ENG), Atalanta (ITA), Apollon (CYP)
Group F: København (DEN), Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS), Sheriff (Moldova), Zlín (CZE)
Group G: Plzeň (CZE), FC Steaua București (ROU), H. Beer-Sheva (ISR), Lugano (SUI)
Group H: Arsenal (ENG), BATE (BLR), FC Cologne (GER), Red Star Belgrade (SRB)
Group I: Salzburg (AUT), Marseille (FRA), Vitória SC (POR), Konyaspor (TUR)
Group J: Athletic (ESP), Hertha (GER), Zorya (UKR), Östersund (SWE)
Group K: Lazio (ITA), Nice (FRA), Zulte Waregem (BEL), Vitesse (NED)
Group L: Zenit (RUS), Real Sociedad (ESP), Rosenborg (NOR), Vardar (Macedonia)
