UEL GROUP STAGE DRAW: Arsenal face BATE Borisov; Milan to play Austria Vienna
Here are the full results of the Europa League group stage draw! Arsenal have been drawn with BATE Borisov, Cologne and Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League, while Everton face Lyon, Atalanta and Apollon Limassol. Early tournament favourites AC Milan will take on Austria Vienna, AEK Athens and Croatian side Rijeka in Group D.
DRAW RESULTS:
A: Villarreal, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Astana, Slavia Praga
B: Dynamo Kyiv, Young Boys, Partizan, Skënderbeu
C: Braga, Ludogorets, Hoffenheim, İstanbul Başakşehir
D: AC Milan, Austria Vienna, Rijeka, AEK Athens
E: Lyon, Everton, Atalanta, Apollon Limassol
F: Copenhagen, Lokomotiv Moscow, Sheriff, Zlín
G: Viktoria Plzen, FCSB, Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Lugano
H: Arsenal, BATE, Koln, Crvena zvezda
I: Salzburg, Marseille, Vitoria, Konyaspor
J: Athletic Bilbao, Hertha Berlin, Zorya Luhansk, Ostersund
K: Lazio, Nice, Zulte-Waregem, Vitesse
L: Zenit, Real Sociedad, Rosenborg, Vardar
The group stage games are split into six matchdays:
Matchday one: 14 September
Matchday two: 28 September
Matchday three: 19 October
Matchday four: 2 November
Matchday five: 23 November
Matchday six: 7 December
The top two in the 12 UEFA Europa League groups will join the eight third-placed sides from the UEFA Champions League groups in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 draw, which takes place in Nyon on 11 December at 13:00CET.