The draws for the Europa League and Conference League take place this afternoon ahead of the start of a new era for European football.
Following on from the new-look Champions League draw yesterday, both the Europa League and Conference League will embrace new formats ahead of this season. The new competitions will look similar to the Champions League, as a 36-team league format replaces the previous group stage. As a result, the draw will look different too: teams will be handed fixtures, rather than being selected into groups.
Rangers will play both Manchester United and Tottenham in the Europa League group stage, adding to fixtures against Lyon, Olympiacos, and Nice. United face a trip to Fenerbahce, where they will play former manager Jose Mourinho, as well as Porto. Spurs, meanwhile, host Roma and face a trip to Galatasaray among their fixtures.
In the Uefa Conference League, Chelsea are the only Premier League team in the hat – the Blues qualified through the play-offs after beating Servette on Thursday night. They are joined, though, by Hearts from Scotland, The New Saints from Wales, Larne from Northern Ireland and Shamrock Rovers from the Republic of Ireland.
Follow all the latest updates from the Europa League and Uefa Conference League draws, below
Conference League draw LIVE: Teams and pots
The draw for the Conference League is a little different to Champions League and Europa League, as there are only six fixtures scheduled for the teams involved.
It will start shortly, after a round-up of what happened in the competition last season. Olympiacos are champions, defeating Fiorentina in the final, but they are playing in the Europa League this season.
Conference League draw LIVE: Teams and pots
Chelsea are the top-ranked team from the Conference League in the coefficient standings, and are bidding to become the first team to win the Champions League, the Europa League, and the Conference League.
- Chelsea (ENG)
- Copenhagen (DEN)
- Gent (BEL)
- Fiorentina (ITA)
- LASK (AUT)
- Real Betis (ESP)
- Basaksehir (TUR)
- Molde (NOR)
- Legia Warszawa (POL)
- Heidenheim (GER)
- Djurgården (SWE)
- APOEL (CYP)
- SK Rapid (AUT)
- Omonoia (CYP)
- Helsinki (FIN)
- Vitória SC (POR)
- Astana (KAZ)
- Olimpija (SVN)
- Cercle Brugge (BEL)
- Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
- The New Saints (WAL)
- Lugano (SUI)
- Hearts (SCO)
- Mladá Boleslav (CZE)
- Petrocub (MDA)
- St. Gallen (SUI)
- Panathinaikos (GRE)
- TSC (SRB)
- Borac (BIH)
- Jagiellonia (POL)
- Celje (SVN)
- Larne (NIR)
- Dinamo-Minsk (BLR)
- Pafos (CYP)
- Víkingur (ISL)
- Noah (ARM)
Europa League draw LIVE
The fixture dates will be confirmed tomorrow, we’ll take a break now before the Uefa Conference League draw at 1:30pm.
It will involve teams from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for the first time.
Chelsea, Hearts, the New Saints, Larne and Shamrock Rovers are all included in the 36-team draw.
Europa League draw LIVE
That concludes the draw – there are a lot of fixtures to go through, but we’ll leave you with a reminder of the British club – as Rangers face both Manchester United and Tottenham.
Manchester United: Rangers (h), Porto (a), PAOK (h), Fenerbahce (a), Bodo/Glimt (h), Victoria Plzen (a), Twente (h), FCSB (a)
Tottenham: Roma (h), Rangers (a), AZ Alkmaar (h), Ferencvaros (a), Qarabag (h), Galatasaray (a), Elfsborg (h), Hoffenheim (a)
Rangers: Tottenham (h), Manchester United (a), Lyon (h), Olympiacos (a), Union Saint-Gilloise (h), Malmo (a), FCSB (h), Nice (a)
Europa League draw LIVE
POT 3 + 4 selected club fixtures
Galatasaray: Tottenham (h), Ajax (a), PAOK (h), AZ Alkmaar (a), Kviv (h), Malmo (a), Elfsborg (h), RFS (a)
Athletic Club: Slavia Prague (h), Roma (a), AZ Alkmaar (h), Fenerbahce (a), Victoria Plzen (h), Elfsborg (h), Besiktas (a)
Europa League draw LIVE
POT 2 – selected club fixtures
Fenerbahce – Manchester United (h), Slavia Prague (a), Lyon (h), AZ Alkmaar (a), Union SG (h), Midtjylland (a), Athletic Club (h), Twente (a)
Lyon: Lazio (h), Rangers (a), Olympiacos (h), Fenerbahce (a), Ludogorets (h), Qarabag (a), Besiktas (h), Hoffenheim (a)
Europa League draw LIVE
FULL POT 1 fixtures
Manchester United: Rangers (h), Porto (a), PAOK (h), Fenerbahce (a), Bodo/Glimt (h), Victoria Plzen (a), Twente (h), FCSB (a)
Tottenham: Roma (h), Rangers (a), AZ Alkmaar (h), Ferencvaros (a), Qarabag (h), Galatasaray (a), Elfsborg (h), Hoffenheim (a)
Rangers: Tottenham (h), Manchester United (a), Lyon (h), Olympiacos (a), Union Saint-Gilloise (h), Malmo (a), FCSB (h), Nice (a)
Roma: Frankfurt (h), Tottenham (a), Braga (h), AZ Alkmaar (a), Kviv (h), Union Saint-Gilloise (a), Athletic Club (h), Elfsborg (a)
Frankfurt: Slavia Prague (h), Roma (a), Ferencvaros (h), Lyon (a), Victoria Plzen (h), Midtjylland (a), RFS (h), Besiktas
Porto: Manchester United (h), Lazio (a), Olympiacos (h), Macabi Tel-Aviv (a), Midtjylland (h), Bodo/Glimt (a), Hoffenheim (h), Anderlecht (a)
Ajax: Lazio (h), Slavia Prague (a), Macabi Tel-Aviv (h), Real Sociedad (a), Galatasaray (h), Qarabag (a), Besiktas (h), RFS (a)
Lazio: Porto (h), Ajax (a), Real Sociedad (h), Braga (a), Ludogorets (h), Kyiv (a), Nice (h), Twente (a)
Slavia Prague: Ajax (h), Frankfurt (a), Fenerbahce (h), PAOK (a), Malmo (h), Ludogorets (a), Anderlecht (h), Athletic Club (a)
Europa League draw LIVE
Tottenham: We know they will face Rangers, too, as well as Roma
Roma (h), Rangers (a), AZ Alkmaar (h), Ferencvaros (a), Qarabag (h), Galatasaray (a), Elfsborg (h), Hoffenheim (a)
Europa League draw LIVE
Manchester United: We knew already they would play Rangers at home. And they draw Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce!
Rangers (h), Porto (a), PAOK (h), Fenerbahce (a), Bodo/Glimt (h), Victoria Plzen (a), Twente (h), FCSB (a)
Europa League draw LIVE
Roma: Frankfurt (h), Tottenham (a), Braga (h), AZ Alkmaar (a), Kviv (h), Union Saint-Gilloise (a), Athletic Club (h), Elfsborg (a)
Frankfurt: Slavia Prague (h), Roma (a), Ferencvaros (h), Lyon (a), Victoria Plzen (h), Midtjylland (a), RFS (h), Besiktas
Porto: Manchester United (h), Lazio (a), Olympiacos (h), Macabi Tel-Aviv (a), Midtjylland (h), Bodo/Glimt (a), Hoffemheim (h), Anderlecht (a)
Ajax: Lazio (h), Slavia Prague (a), Macabi Tel-Aviv (h), Real Sociedad (a), Galatasaray (h), Qarabag (a), Besiktas (h), RFS (a)
Lazio: Porto (h), Ajax (a), Real Sociedad (h), Braga (a), Ludogorets (h), Kyiv (a), Nice (h), Twente (a)
Slavia Prague: Ajax (h), Frankfurt (a), Fenerbahce (h), PAOK (a), Malmo (h), Ludogorets (a), Anderlecht (h), Athletic Club (a)
Source: independent.co.uk
