The 2019-20 Europa League draw has left Manchester United facing the prospect of a long trip east to Kazakhstan. while Arsenal must avoid any early slip-ups in what could prove to be a difficult group.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United have been pitted against FK Partizan, AZ Alkmaar and FC Astana in Group L, with the latter meaning a 6,000 round-journey to Kazakhstan.
As for last season’s finalists Arsenal, they face shorter – but tougher – journeys to face Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege and Vitoria Guimaraes in Group F.
Wolves have been handed a winnable Group K with Besiktas their biggest threat, while Celtic and Rangers both have plenty of work to do with tough opponents in Groups E and G respectively.
Here is the Europa League Groups for the 2019-20 season…
Group A: Sevilla, APOEL, Qarabag, Dudelange
Group B: Dynamo Kiev, Copenhagen, Malmo, Lugano
Group C: Basel, Krasnodar, Getafe, Trabzonspor
Group D: Sporting Lisbon, PSV Eindhoven, Rosenborg, LASK
Group E: Lazio, Celtic, Rennes, Cluj
Group F: Arsenal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege, Vitoria
Group G: Porto, Young Boys, Feyenoord, Rangers
Group H: CSKA Moscow, Ludogorets, Espanyol, Ferencvaros
Group I: Wolfsburg, Gent, Saint-Etienne, Oleksandriya
Group J: Roma, Borussia Monchengladbach, Istanbul Basaksehir, Wolfsberger
Group K: Besiktas, Braga, Wolves, Slovan Bratislava
Group L: Manchester United, Astana, Partizan Belgrade, AZ Alkmaar
2019-20 Europa League group stage selected fixtures
Matchday one:
September 19
Rennes vs Celtic
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Arsenal
Rangers vs Feyenoord
Wolves vs Braga
Manchester United vs Astana
Matchday two:
October 3
Celtic vs Cluj
Arsenal vs Standard Liege
Young Boys vs Rangers
Besiktas vs Wolves
AZ Alkmaar vs Manchester United
Matchday three:
October 24
Celtic vs Lazio
Arsenal vs Vitoria
Porto vs Rangers
Slovan Bratislava vs Wolves
Partizan Belgrade vs Manchester United
Matchday four:
November 7
Lazio vs Celtic
Vitoria vs Arsenal
Rangers vs Porto
Wolves vs Slovan Bratislava
Manchester United vs Partizan Belgrade
Matchday five:
November 28
Celtic vs Rennes
Arsenal vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Feyenoord vs Rangers
Braga vs Wolves
Astana vs Manchester United
Matchday six:
December 12
Cluj vs Celtic
Standard Liege vs Arsenal
Rangers vs Young Boys
