Europa League draws have been released, as English Premier League side of both Chelsea and Arsenal are already smiling to the opening games, as they were handed what looks like an easy draw on paper.
The two English Premier league teams failed to make it into the top four last season, so they found themselves in the UEFA Europa League which is a second tier competition.
The 2018/19 UEFA Europa League group stage draw was made in Monaco a few hours ago, as new comers, of Dudelange and Akhisar Belediyespor were given a difficult draw. See all the draws, as both Chelsea and Arsenal will be looking to win the competition as another way to make it into the Champions League next season.
Group A:
Bayer Leverkusen (GER),
Ludogorets (BUL),
Zürich (SUI),
AEK Larnaca (CYP)
Group B:
Salzburg (AUT),
Celtic (SCO),
RB Leipzig (GER),
Rosenborg (NOR)
Group C:
Zenit (RUS),
København (DEN),
Bordeaux (FRA),
Slavia Praha (CZE)
Group D:
Anderlecht (BEL),
Fenerbahçe (TUR),
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO),
Spartak Trnava (SVK)
Group E:
Arsenal (ENG),
Sporting CP (POR),
Qarabağ (AZE),
Vorskla Poltava (UKR)
Group F:
Olympiacos (GRE),
AC Milan (ITA),
Real Betis (ESP),
Dudelange (LUX)
Group G:
Villarreal (ESP),
Rapid Wien (AUT),
Spartak Moskva (RUS),
Rangers (SCO)
Group H:
Lazio (ITA),
Marseille (FRA),
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER),
Apollon (CYP)
Group I: Beşiktaş (TUR),
Genk (BEL),
Malmö (SWE),
Sarpsborg (NOR)
Group J:
Sevilla (ESP),
Krasnodar (RUS),
Standard Liège (BEL),
Akhisar Belediyespor (TUR)
Group K:
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR),
Astana (KAZ),
Rennes (FRA),
Jablonec (CZE)
Group L: Chelsea (ENG),
PAOK (GRE),
BATE Borisov (BLR),
Vidi (HUN)
Group stage
Matchday one: 20 September
Matchday two: 4 October
Matchday three: 25 October
Matchday four: 8 November
Matchday five: 29 November
Matchday six: 13 December
Round of 32
Draw: 17 December
First legs: 14 February
Second legs: 21 February
Round of 16
Draw: 22 February
First legs: 7 March
Second legs: 14 March
Quarter-finals
Draw: 15 March
First legs: 11 April
Second legs: 18 April
Semi-finals
Draw: 15 March
First legs: 2 May
Second legs: 9 May
Final
Olympic Stadium, Baku: 29 May