The 2021/22 UEFA Europa League group stage draw was carried out in Istanbul, Turkey on Friday, August 27 with Olympique Lyon, SSC Napoli, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, AS Monaco and Leicester City FC among the teams learning their fate.
The group stage draw threw up some very interesting match-ups.
The new UEFA Europa League will be played with 32 teams instead of 48 teams in the group stage.
2021/22 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE Group Stage
Group A: Olympique Lyon, Glasgow Rangers, Sparta Praha, Bröndby IF
Group B: AS Monaco, PSV Eindhoven, Real Sociedad, Sturm Graz
Group C: SSC Napoli, Leicester City FC, Spartak Moskva, Legia Warsaw
Group D: Olympiacos FC, Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahce, Royal Antwerp
Group E: Lazio Roma, Lokomotiv Moskva, Olympique Marseille, Galatasaray
Group F: SC Braga, Red Star Belgrade, Ludogorets, FC Midtjylland
Group G: Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Celtic Glasgow, Betis Sevilla, Ferencvaros
Group H: Dinamo Zagreb, KRC Genk, West Ham United, Rapid Wien