The draw for the Europa League group stage, carried out on Friday, has delivered its verdict.
The 32 teams qualified for the group stage of the Europa League, including OM, Rennes and Toulouse, are now fixed. Eliminated in the third preliminary round of the Champions League, Marseille inherited a very strong group B, made up of Ajax Amsterdam, Brighton and AEK Athens. The TFC will also have a lot to do in Group E, with Liverpool, Linz and Union Saint-Gilloise. Finally, SRFC will face Villarreal, Maccabi Haifa and Panathinaikos in Group F.
The eight groups of the Europa League
Group A: West Ham, Olympiakos, Freiburg, Backa Topola
Group B: Ajax Amsterdam, Marseille, Brighton, AEK Athens
Group C: Rangers, Betis Sevilla, Sparta Prague, Aris Limassol
Group D: Atalanta, Sporting Portugal, Sturm Graz, Rakow Czestochowa
Group E: Liverpool, Linz, Union Saint-Gilloise, Toulouse
Group F: Villarreal, Rennes, Maccabi Haifa, Panathinaikos
Group G: AS Roma, Slavia Prague, Sheriff Tiraspol, Servette Geneva
Group H: Leverkusen, Qarabag, Molde, Häcken
We know the groups of French clubs in the Europa League! 🚨🔥
Marseille in the most complicated group? 🥵 pic.twitter.com/SHjv3aCNQH
— French Football Weekly (@football_fr) September 1, 2023