Europa League draw LIVE: Man Utd, Tottenham, Rangers learn fixtures plus Chelsea in Conference League
Rangers will play both Manchester United and Tottenham, as Jose Mourinho faces one of his former teams with new club Fenerbahce
The draws for the Europa League and Conference League took place this afternoon ahead of the start of a new era for European football.
Following on from the new-look Champions League draw yesterday, both the Europa League and Conference League will embrace new formats ahead of this season. The new competitions will look similar to the Champions League, as a 36-team league format replaces the previous group stage. As a result, the draw will look different too: teams will be handed fixtures, rather than being selected into groups.
Rangers will play both Manchester United and Tottenham in the Europa League group stage, adding to fixtures against Lyon, Olympiacos, and Nice. United face a trip to Fenerbahce, where they will play former manager Jose Mourinho, as well as Porto. Spurs, meanwhile, host Roma and face a trip to Galatasaray among their fixtures.
In the Uefa Conference League, Chelsea are the only Premier League team in the hat and the Blues will play Gent from Belgium, Heidenheim from Germany, Astana from Kazakhstan, Shamrock Rovers from Ireland, Panathinaikos from Greece, and Noah from Armenia.
They are joined by Hearts from Scotland, The New Saints from Wales and Larne from Northern Ireland, who found out their fixtures during the draw.
Follow all the latest updates from the Europa League and Uefa Conference League draws, below
Manchester United face Rangers and Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce: Europa League draw in full
Rangers will face Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League this season.
Erik ten Hag’s side also face Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce, with the Portuguese manager welcoming his former side to Istanbul. The Red Devils travel to Porto, with further trips to Viktoria Plzen and FCSB. While Paok, Bodo/Glimt and Twente will play at Old Trafford.
Ange Postecoglou’s side also travel to Turkey to play Galatasaray, Germany against Hoffenheim and Hungary against Ferencvaros, while Spurs will entertain Qarabag, AZ Alkmaar, Roma and Elfsborg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Full match dates and times to be announced on Saturday
Man Utd face Rangers and Mourinho’s Fenerbahce: Europa League draw in full
The Scottish side face the Premier League teams during their European campaign, while the Red Devils will travel to Istanbul to take on Mourinho’s side
Europa League draw LIVE
That concludes the draw - there are a lot of fixtures to go through, but we’ll leave you with a reminder of the British club - as Rangers face both Manchester United and Tottenham.
Manchester United: Rangers (h), Porto (a), PAOK (h), Fenerbahce (a), Bodo/Glimt (h), Victoria Plzen (a), Twente (h), FCSB (a)
Tottenham: Roma (h), Rangers (a), AZ Alkmaar (h), Ferencvaros (a), Qarabag (h), Galatasaray (a), Elfsborg (h), Hoffenheim (a)
Rangers: Tottenham (h), Manchester United (a), Lyon (h), Olympiacos (a), Union Saint-Gilloise (h), Malmo (a), FCSB (h), Nice (a)
Conference League draw LIVE
Here we go! We’ll keep the fixtures to the five teams involved from Great Britain and Ireland.
Chelsea (ENG): Gent (h), Heidenheim (a), Astana (a), Shamrock Rovers (h), Panathinaikos (a), Noah (a)
Hearts (SCO): Copenhagen (a), Heidenheim (a), Omonoia (h), Cercle Brugge (a), Petroclub (h), Dinamo-Minsk (a)
Larne (NIR): Gent (h), Molde (a), Olimpija (a), Shamrock Rovers (h), St Gallen (h), Dinamo-Minsk (a)
The New Saints (WAL): Fiorentina (a), Djugarden (h), Astana (h), Shamrock Rovers (a), Panathinaikos (a), Celje (a)
Shamrock Rovers (IRL): Chelsea (a), APOEL (h), SK Rapid (a), The New Saints (h), Borac (h), Larne (a)
Conference League draw LIVE
That concludes the Conference League draw: and we have a three clashes between the England, Welsh and Irish! The New Saints also get lovely trips to Florence and Athens while Hearts are off to Copenhagen.
- Chelsea vs Shamrock Rovers
- Larne vs Shamrock Rovers
- The New Saints vs Shamrock Rovers
Conference League draw LIVE
Chelsea will play Gent from Belgium, Heidenheim from Germany, Astana from Kazakhstan, Shamrock Rovers from Ireland, Panathinaikos from Greece, and Noah from Armenia in the Conference League group stage.
Chelsea (ENG): Gent (h), Heidenheim (a), Astana (a), Shamrock Rovers (h), Panathinaikos (a), Noah (a)
Chelsea have never played any of these teams before!
Conference League draw LIVE: Teams and pots
The draw for the Conference League is a little different to Champions League and Europa League, as there are only six fixtures scheduled for the teams involved.
It will start shortly, after a round-up of what happened in the competition last season. Olympiacos are champions, defeating Fiorentina in the final, but they are playing in the Europa League this season.
Conference League draw LIVE: Teams and pots
Chelsea are the top-ranked team from the Conference League in the coefficient standings, and are bidding to become the first team to win the Champions League, the Europa League, and the Conference League.
Pot 1
- Chelsea (ENG)
- Copenhagen (DEN)
- Gent (BEL)
- Fiorentina (ITA)
- LASK (AUT)
- Real Betis (ESP)
Pot 2
- Basaksehir (TUR)
- Molde (NOR)
- Legia Warszawa (POL)
- Heidenheim (GER)
- Djurgården (SWE)
- APOEL (CYP)
Pot 3
- SK Rapid (AUT)
- Omonoia (CYP)
- Helsinki (FIN)
- Vitória SC (POR)
- Astana (KAZ)
- Olimpija (SVN)
Pot 4
- Cercle Brugge (BEL)
- Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
- The New Saints (WAL)
- Lugano (SUI)
- Hearts (SCO)
- Mladá Boleslav (CZE)
Pot 5
- Petrocub (MDA)
- St. Gallen (SUI)
- Panathinaikos (GRE)
- TSC (SRB)
- Borac (BIH)
- Jagiellonia (POL)
Pot 6
- Celje (SVN)
- Larne (NIR)
- Dinamo-Minsk (BLR)
- Pafos (CYP)
- Víkingur (ISL)
- Noah (ARM)
Europa League draw LIVE
The fixture dates will be confirmed tomorrow, we’ll take a break now before the Uefa Conference League draw at 1:30pm.
It will involve teams from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for the first time.
Chelsea, Hearts, the New Saints, Larne and Shamrock Rovers are all included in the 36-team draw.
Europa League draw LIVE
POT 3 + 4 selected club fixtures
Galatasaray: Tottenham (h), Ajax (a), PAOK (h), AZ Alkmaar (a), Kviv (h), Malmo (a), Elfsborg (h), RFS (a)
Athletic Club: Slavia Prague (h), Roma (a), AZ Alkmaar (h), Fenerbahce (a), Victoria Plzen (h), Elfsborg (h), Besiktas (a)
Europa League draw LIVE
POT 2 - selected club fixtures
Fenerbahce - Manchester United (h), Slavia Prague (a), Lyon (h), AZ Alkmaar (a), Union SG (h), Midtjylland (a), Athletic Club (h), Twente (a)
Lyon: Lazio (h), Rangers (a), Olympiacos (h), Fenerbahce (a), Ludogorets (h), Qarabag (a), Besiktas (h), Hoffenheim (a)
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