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The group stage draw of the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League was carried out at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo, Monaco earlier today.
The draw of the 12 groups with 48 participating teams brought out of interesting and intriguing match-ups with the most interesting one being for Fenerbahçe striker Robin van Persie from the Netherlands, who will face former sides Manchester United and Feyenoord Rotterdam in Group A.
2016/17 UEFA Europa League group stage draw
Group A: Manchester United (ENG), Fenerbahçe (TUR), Feyenoord Rotterdam (NED), Zorya Luhansk (UKR)
Group B: Olympiacos (GRE), APOEL (CYP), Young Boys Bern (SUI), Astana (KAZ)
Group C: RSC Anderlecht (BEL), AS St-Étienne (FRA), 1.FSV Mainz 05 (GER), Qarabağ (AZE)
Group D: Zenit St.Petersburg (RUS), AZ Alkmaar (NED), Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR), Dundalk (IRL)
Group E: Viktoria Plzeň (CZE), AS Roma (ITA), Austria Wien (AUT), Astra Giurgiu (ROU)
Group F: Athletic Club Bilbao (ESP), KRC Genk (BEL), Rapid Wien (AUT), Sassuolo Calcio (ITA)
Group G: Ajax Amsterdam (NED), Standard Liège (BEL), Celta Vigo (ESP), Panathinaikos (GRE)
Group H: Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Sporting Braga (POR), KAA Gent (BEL), Konyaspor (TUR)
Group I: FC Schalke 04 (GER), RB Salzburg (AUT), FC Krasnodar (RUS), OGC Nice (FRA)
Group J: AC Fiorentina (ITA), PAOK Saloniki (GRE), Slovan Liberec (CZE), Qäbälä (AZE)
Group K: Internazionale Milano (ITA), Sparta Praha (CZE), FC Southampton (ENG), Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR)
Group L: FC Villarreal (ESP), Steaua Bucureşti (ROU), FC Zürich (SUI), Osmanlıspor (TUR)
