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Europa League group stage set

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By TYLER GRAY

Defending champion Sevilla are in for a dogfight thanks to a stiff Europa League draw.

The Europa League draw took place Friday in Monaco as 48 teams were separated into 12 groups, and Sevilla now know which clubs stand in their way of lifting the cup for a fourth time since 2005. The Spanish club was assigned to Group G, which also features Dutch side Feyenoord, Belgium’s Standard Liege and Croatian club Rijeka.

Other notable groups include Group H, which features Roberto Martinez’ Everton, which will look to make a splash against a solid group featuring Wolfsburg, Krasnodar, and Lille.

Meanwhile, Group C might end up being the most competitive, with Tottenham Hotspur, Besiktas, Partizan Belgrade and Asteras Tripoli. Group A could provide some drama between Villareal, Borussia Monchengladbach, Zurich, and Apollon Limassol.

Here are the complete results of the draw:

Group A
Villareal
Borussia Monchengladbach
Zurich
Apollon Limassol

Group B
FC Copenhagen
Club Brugge
Torino
HJK

Group C
Tottenham Hotspur
Besiktas
Partizan Belgrade
Asteras

Group D
Red Bull Salzburg
Celtic
Dinamo Zagreb
Astra Giurgiu

Group E
PSV Eindhoven
Panathinaikos
Estoril
Dinamo Moskva

Group F
Internazionale
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Saint-Etienne
Qarabag

Group G
Sevilla
Standard Liege
Feyenoord
Rijeka

Group H
LOSC
Wolfsburg
Everton
Krasnodar

Group I
Napoli
Sparta Praha
Young Boys
Slovan Bratislava

Group J
Dynamo Kyiv
Steaua Buchuresti
Rio Ave
AaB

Group K
Fiorentina
PAOK
Guingamp
Dinamo Minsk

Group L
Metalist Kharkiv
Trabzonspor
Legia Warsaw
Lokeren

What are your thoughts on the draw? Which group will be the most interesting to watch? Which clubs have a clear path to the knockout stage?

Share your thoughts below.

Comments

  1. Did Everton get a difficult draw or not so much? I know nothing about Lille, Wolfsburg, or Krasnodar. In fact, I don’t even know in which league Krasnodar plays.

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