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.
i wish europa league would do away with adding the 3rd place CL club to finish in the group stage being added. seems so lame
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.
Googled it. Russian Premier League.
not an expert on Ligue 1 or even the Bundesliga, but they’re solid teams. i would think Everton is the favorite though.
i believe Krasnodar is in Azeroth, Eastern Kingdoms. major city for the Alliance.
in all seriousness, it’s in Russia. the location of the USA v. Russia game that ended 2-2 back in 2012.
Krasnodar has more of an orcish ring to it. And would probably be located in Kalimdor or Outland.
come on ‘Gladbach!
Dang it! I was hoping Legia and Celtic would end up in the same group.
Was hoping for the same thing. Oh well.