These are the groups for the 2021-22 Europa League

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Europa League group stage draw 2021/22. BeSoccer

The 2021-22 Europa League group stage draw took place in Istanbul. 32 teams will participate in the group stages.

12:46 - That's all from us, thanks for your company and see you again soon!

12:45 - It's difficult to spot a real group of death, but groups B, E and F look the toughest. Groups F and H look the weakest. West Ham have got a good draw while Leicester will fancy their chances of progressing. For Scotland, Rangers have got a kinder draw than Celtic.

12:41 - Here are the groups: 

Group A: Lyon, Rangers, Sparta Prague and Brondby

Group B: Monaco, PSV, Real Sociedad and Sturm Graz

Group C: Napoli, Leicester, Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw

Group D: Olympiakos, Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahce and Antwerp

Group E: Lazio, Lokomotiv Moscow, Marseille and Galatasaray

Group F: Braga, Red Star Belgrade, Ludogorets and Midjtylland

Group G: Leverkusen, Celtic, Real Betis and Ferencvaros

Group H: Dinamo Zagreb, Genk, West Ham and Rapid Vienna.

12:40 - The draw has been completed!

12:39 - Rapid Vienna are the last team out and they will play with Dinamo Zagreb, Genk and West Ham in group H!

12:38-  Ferencvaros get Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic and Real Betis in group G!

12:38 - Antwerp get Olympiakos, Eintracht Frankfurt and Fenerbahce in group D!

12:37 - Legia Warsaw are in group C with Napoli, Leicester and Spartak Moscow!

12:37 - Midjtylland are drawn into group F with Braga, Red Star Belgrade, Ludogorets! That's one of the weaker groups.

12:36 - Sturm Graz are with Monaco, PSV and Real Sociedad in group B!

12:36 - Brondby are out second and with Lyon, Rangers and Sparta Prague in group A!

12:35 - Galatasaray are in group E with Lazio, Lokomotiv Moscow and Marseille!

12:35 - Time for pot 4!

12:34 - West Ham are in group H with Genk and Dinamo Zagreb! Good group for the Hammers.

12:34 - Betis get Bayer Leverkusen and Celtic in group G!

12:33 - Ludogorets are with Braga and Red Star Belgrade in group F!

12:32 - Fenerbahce will be in group D with Olympiakos and Eintracht Frankfurt!

12:32 - Spartak Moscow are in group C with Napoli and Leicester!

12:31 - Real Sociedad are drawn into group B with Monaco and PSV! That's a tough group.

12:31 - Sparta Prague are in group A with Lyon and Rangers!

12:30 - Marseille are the first team out and are in group E with Lazio and Lokomotiv Moscow!

12:30 - Time for pot 3!

12:29 - Genk are in group H with Dinamo Zagreb!

12:29 - Celtic are with Bayer Leverkusen in group G!

12:28 - Red Star Belgrade are in group F with Braga!

12:28 - Eintracht Frankfurt are out in group D with Olympiakos!

12:28 - Lokomotiv Moscow are the fourth club out and will be in group E with Lazio!

12:27 - Leicester City are in group C with Napoli!

12:26- PSV Eindhoven are in group B with Monaco!

12:26 - Rangers are out and in group A with Lyon!

12:25 - Pot 2 being drawn!

12:25 - And Dinamo Zagreb are drawn into group H!

12:24 - Bayer Leverkusen are in group G!

12:24- Braga are the sixth club out and into group F!

12:24 - Lazio are drawn into group E!

12:23 - Olympiakos are the fourth side out and are in group D!

12:23 - Napoli are third and in group C!

12:22 - Monaco are next and they are in group B!

12:21 - The first ball from pot 1 is out and it's Lyon! They will be in group A!

12:21 - Pot 1 being drawn!

12:15 - We are almost ready to draw the balls now!

12:14 - Former Villarreal player Marcos Senna is also helping with the draw.

12:13 - Former Sevilla keeper Andres Palop is invited onto stage to help with the draw. Sevilla's Sanchez Pizjuan will host the final. Presenter Pedro Pinto said Valencia before quickly correcting himself!

12:09 - Moreno can't be in Istanbul but he has sent a video message to thank UEFA for the prize.

12:08 - The Europa League player of the season goes to Villarreal's Gerard Moreno!

12:05 - UEFA are currently running through the changes to this season and a review of last year's competition.

12:00 - The Europa League draw ceremony has begun!

11:46 - Leicester and West Ham are the teams from England in the draw while Celtic and Rangers are in from Scotland. France are the only country with three clubs (Lyon, Monaco and Marseille).

11:42 - Just like in the Champions League draw, teams from the same country cannot be drawn together.

11:41 - Pot 4 sees Rapid Vienna, Galatasaray, Legia Warsaw, Midtjylland, Ferencvaros, Antwerp, Sturm Graz, Brondby.

11:38 - Pot 3 is Marseille, Ludogorets, West Ham, Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Fenerbahce, Spartak Moscow and Sparta Prague.

11:37 - Pot 2 features Celtic, Eintracht Frankfurt, Crvena Zvezda, Leicester, Rangers, Lokomotiv Moscow, Genk and PSV.

11:36 - Pot 1 includes Lyon, Napoli, Leverkusen, Dinamo Zagreb, Lazio, Olympiakos, Monaco and Braga.

11:32 - There are four pots of eight teams and one team from each pot will be drawn into each group.

11:30 - There is also a much bigger prize for those coming top of the group as they will go straight into the last 16 while those in 2nd will play a two legged tie against a 3rd placed CL team for a spot in the last 16. Those who finish 3rd will play a 2nd placed Europa Conference League side for a berth in the Conference League last 16. The clubs which finish bottom will be eliminated from European competition.

11:28 - A reminder that this year there are only 32 teams involved instead of 48. There will be eight groups of four.

11:28 - After the Champions League draw yesterday, it's time to turn our attention to the Europa League.

11:27 - Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Europa League group stage draw from Istanbul!

 

Mentioned in the news story

West Ham
Spartak Moskva
Europa League
Real Sociedad
B. Leverkusen
Sturm Graz
Dinamo Zagreb
Ludogorets
Olympique Lyonnais
Crvena Zvezda
Ferencvárosi
Leicester
Eintracht Frankfurt
Fenerbahçe
Legia Warszawa
Lokomotiv Moskva
Rapid Wien
Galatasaray SK
Sparta Praha
Real Betis
Brøndby IF
Midtjylland
Olympique Marseille
Olympiacos
Sporting Braga