Europa League draw LIVE: Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham and Rangers discover fate
The group stage draw took place in Monaco ahead of next year’s final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin
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The Europa League group stage draw has been completed with Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham, who won the Europa Conference League last year, and Rangers discovering their opponents.
Liverpool are the bookies' favourites, but Brighton are next up alongside Jose Mourinho's Roma, who recently bought Romelu Lukaku to boost their chances. Atalanta, Marseille and Villarreal are also contenders.
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Europa League 2023/24 draw: Groups, fixtures and match dates
So that’s the draw sorted - fixtures commence on Thursday 21 September and the groups will conclude with matchday six in the middle of December.
Europa League 2023/24 groups, fixtures and match dates
Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham and Rangers look to go all the way and claim silverware and a place in next season’s Champions League
Europa Conference League draw in full
Group A: Lille, Slovan Bratislava, Olimpija Ljubljana, Ki Klaksvik
Group B: Gent, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Zorya Luhansk, Breioablik
Group C: Dinamo Zagreb, Viktoria Plzen, Astana, Ballkani
Group D: Club Brugge, Bode/Glimt, Besiktas, Lugano
Group E: AZ Alkmaar, Aston Villa, Legia Warsaw, Zrinjski Mostar
Group F: Ferencvaros, Fiorentina, Genk, Cukaricki
Group G: Eintracht Frankfurt, PAOK Thessaloniki, HJK Helsinki, Aberdeen
Group H: Fenerbahce, Ludogorets Razgrad, Spartak Trnava, Nordsjalland
Europa League 2023/24 group stage: Liverpool draw LASK, Union SG and Toulouse
Liverpool will like the look of their group, with manageable trips to Austria, Belgium and France on the itinerary. I’m looking forward to seeing how Union Saint-Gilloise go against Jurgen Klopp’s men after narrowly missing out on the Pro League title in each of the last two seasons.
Europa League 2023/24 group stage draw
And here’s the draw in slightly more glitzy graphical form. Group B looks like a lot of fun.
Europa League 2023/24 group stage draw
Group A: West Ham, Olympiacos, Freiburg, TSC
Group B: Ajax, Marseille, Brighton, AEK Athens
Group C: Rangers, Real Betis, Sparta Prague, Aris Limassol
Group D: Atalanta, Sporting CP, Sturm Graz, Rakow
Group E: Liverpool, LASK, Union SG, Toulouse
Group F: Villarreal, Rennes, Maccabi Haifa, Panathinaikos
Group G: Roma, Slavia Prague, Sheriff, Servette
Group H: Bayer Leverkusen, Qarabag, Molde, Hacken
Europa League draw
Group H: Bayer Leverkusen, Qarabag, Molde, Hacken
The conquerors of Aberdeen, Hacken complete the group stage draw.
Europa League draw
Group G: Roma, Slavia Prague, Sheriff, Servette
Europa League draw
Group F: Villarreal, Rennes, Maccabi Haifa, Panathinaikos.
Europa League draw
Group E: Liverpool, LASK, Union SG, Toulouse
A trip to the south of France for the rest of the Group E sides to enjoy as Toulouse return to the competition.
Europa League draw
Group D: Atalanta, Sporting CP, Sturm Graz, Rakow
Another Europa League debut - Rakow of Poland.
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