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Europa League group stage draw: All you need to know about the Europa League draw including how it works, seedings and who could Manchester United and Arsenal face

By Sporting Life

Football

Wed August 28, 2019 · 6y ago

All you need to know about the Europa League draw including how it works, seedings and who could Manchester United and Arsenal face.

When is the Europa League draw?

The draw for the group stage will take place in Monaco, on Friday August 30 at 12pm BST.

How does the draw work?

The 48 qualified teams will be split into four pots based on their seeding, which is worked out by their club coefficients, with each of the 12 groups to contain one team from each pot.

No team can play a club from their own county.

What are the seedings for the Europa League draw pots?

The four pots of 12 will be set according to coefficient: The current top 24 already qualified line up like this.

104.000 Sevilla (ESP)
101.000 Arsenal (ENG)
93.000 Porto (POR)
81.000 Roma (ITA)
78.000 Manchester United (ENG)
65.000 Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
62.000 Beşiktaş (TUR)
54.500 Basel (SUI)
50.000 Sporting CP (POR)
48.000 CSKA Moskva (RUS)
40.000 Wolfsburg (GER)
37.000 Lazio (ITA)
34.500 Krasnodar (RUS)
29.000 Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER)
27.500 Young Boys (SUI)
23.000 Saint-Étienne (FRA)
20.713 Getafe (ESP)
17.500 Standard Liège (BEL)
11.699 Rennes (FRA)
11.500 Rosenborg (NOR)
10.500 İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR)
7.780 Olexandriya (UKR)
6.250 Wolfsberg (AUT)
6.000 Lugano (SUI)

Will the draw be on TV?

BT Sport will be showing the draw, with the exact channel yet to be confirmed.

When are the Europa League group fixtures?

Matchday one: 19 September
Matchday two: 3 October
Matchday three: 24 October
Matchday four: 7 November
Matchday five: 28 November
Matchday six: 12 December

When is the draw and fixtures for the Europa League knockout stages?

Last 32 draw: December 16
Round of 32 first leg: February 20
Round of 32 second leg: February 27
Last 16 draw: February 28
Round of 16 first leg: March 12
Round of 16 second leg: March 19
Quarter-final and semi-final draw: March 20
Quarter-final first leg: April 9
Quarter-final second leg: April 16
Semi-final first leg: April 30
Semi-final second leg: May 7
Final: May 27

When and where is the Europa League final?

The final will be staged in Poland in the Gdansk Stadium on Wednesday May 27.

Who are the favourites to win the Europa League?

Chelsea beat Arsenal to win the 2018/19 Europa League

4/1 Man Utd
6/1 Arsenal
12/1 Lazio; Sevilla
14/1 Roma
16/1 Wolves

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