Europa League Draw 2021/22 – All 32 teams learn their opponents for the Group stages

Europa League Draw 2021/22 – All 32 teams learn their opponents for the Group stages

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The final draws for the Europa League competition is finally out a day after UEFA released the draw for the Champions League. The draw has made for some interesting fixtures in the group stages of the competition as all the teams learnt their groups and opponents for the initial hurdle.

A total of 32 teams will be playing in this year’s Europa League, on the basis of their position in their respective domestic leagues last season. The teams were divided into 8 groups of 4 members each and the qualified teams from the groups would later on be joined by the 3rd placed teams from the Champions League.

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Premier League club, Leicester City were drawn in Group C alongside Italian opponents Napoli which which will be one of the games to look forward to in the initial stages of the competition.

West Ham were relatively handed a easier draw and should be confident of making it through to the next round. They will face Rapid Vienna, Genk and Croatian club- Dinamo Zagreb.

Results of the Europa League Draw 2021/22

GROUP A: 

  • Lyon (France),
  • Rangers (Scotland),
  • Sparta Prague (Czech Republic),
  • Brondby (Denmark)

GROUP B: 

  • Monaco (France), 
  • PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands), 
  • Real Sociedad (Spain),
  • Sturm Graz (Austria)

GROUP C: 

  • Napoli (Italy),
  • Leicester (England),
  • Spartak Moscow (Russia),
  • Legia Warsaw (Poland)

GROUP D: 

  • Olympiakos (Greece), 
  • Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany),
  • Fenerbahce (Turkey),
  • Antwerp (Belgium)

GROUP E: 

  • Lazio (Italy),
  • Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia),
  • Marseille (France),
  • Galatasaray (Turkey)

GROUP F: 

  • Braga (Portugal),
  • Red Star Belgrade (Serbia),
  • Ludogorets (Bulgaria),
  • Midtjylland (Denmark)

GROUP G: 

  • Bayer Leverkusen (Germany),
  • Celtic (Scotland),
  • Real Betis (Spain), 
  • Ferencvaros (Hungary)

GROUP H: 

  • Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia),
  • Genk (Belgium),
  • West Ham (England),
  • Rapid Vienna (Austria)

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