THIS year’s Europa League group stage is almost upon us.
Last year’s beaten finalists Arsenal are joined by giants including Manchester United, Sevilla, AC Milan, Lazio and Roma who are all set to battle it out for a place in May’s Gdansk finale.
Chelsea won the 2018/19 Europa League in Baku, AzerbaijanGetty Images - Getty
When is the Europa League group stage draw?
THIS year’s group stage draw will be held in the lavish surroundings of Monaco.
Expect bigwigs from some of Europe’s top clubs to be in attendance, as well as ex-winners and current managers.
It will be held on Friday, August 30.
Things will get underway at midday BST.
Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
THERE are plenty of ways to catch the draw on numerous devices.
If you want to watch on TV, BT Sport will be broadcasting proceedings from the south of France on BT Sport 2.
BT subscribers can live stream by downloading the BT Sport app on their mobile, tablet or PC.
Whilst everyone else can head to Uefa’s official website, where there will be an official HD stream starting moments before the draw begins.
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Confirmed teams
Sevilla
Getafe
Arsenal
Roma
Man Utd
Dynamo Kiev
Besiktas
Basel
Sporting Lisbon
CSKA Moscow
Wolfsburg
Mönchengladbach
Lazio
Rennes
St-Etienne
Olexandriya
Standard Liege
Besiktas
Lugano
The remaining sides will be confirmed after the final qualifying round on August 29.
Following this, the pots for the draw will be decided ahead of the draw in Monaco the following day.
Teams from the same federation CAN’T be drawn in the same group – so there’s no chance of Arsenal facing Manchester United until later in the competition.
In total, 48 sides will compete in the group stage:
17 automatic qualifiers
21 play-off winners
6 UEFA Champions League play-off losing teams
4 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round losing teams
What is the 2019/20 Europa League schedule?
August 2019
Play-off round, second leg – August 29
Group stage draw, Monaco – August 30
September 2019
Group stage, matchday one – September 19
October 2019
Group stage, matchday two – October 3
Group stage, matchday three – October 24
November 2019
Group stage, matchday four – November 7
Group stage, matchday five – November 28
December 2019
Group stage, matchday six – December 12
Round of 32 draw, Nyon – December 16
February 2020
Round of 32, first leg – February 20
Round of 32, second leg – February 27
Round of 16 draw, Nyon – February 28
March 2020
Round of 16, first leg – March 12
Round of 16, second leg – March 19
Quarter final and semi final draw, Nyon – March 20
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