The draw for the group stage of the European football competition was made on Friday.
After the Champions League yesterday, it was the turn of the football clubs qualified for the Europa League to be fixed on their future opponents with the draw, Friday, August 30, the group stage.
Stade Rennais is in a rather strong group, including the Italians of Lazio Rome, the Scots of Celtic Glasgow and the Romanians of Cluj.
For Saint-Etienne, the draw was more lenient, since the Greens will face the Germans of Wolfsburg, the Belgians of Gant and the Ukrainian club Olexandriya.
It should be noted that several other groups could be delicate. The F in particular, consisting of Arsenal, finalist last season, Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Liege and Portuguese Vitoria Guimaraes. Group J, with AS Roma, Mönchengladbach, Istanbul Basaksehir, Wolfsberger will also be to follow.
The complete list of groups:
Group A
FC Sevilla (ESP), APOEL Nicosia (CHY), Qarabağ (AZE), Dudelange (LUX)
Group B
Dynamo Kyev (UKR), Copenhagen (DAN), Malmo (SUE), Lugano (SUI)
Group C
Basel (SUI), Krasnodar (RUS), Getafe (ESP), Trabzonspor (TUR)
Group D
Sporting CP (POR), PSV Eindhoven (P-B), Rosenborg (NOR), LASK (AUT)
Group E
Lazio (ITA), Celtic (ECO), Rennes (FRA), CFR Cluj (ROU)
Group F
Arsenal (ANG), Eintracht Frankfurt (ALL), Standard Liège (BEL), Vitória SC (POR)
Group G
Porto (POR), Young Boys (SUI), Feyenoord (P-B), Rangers (ECO)
Group H
CSKA Moscow (RUS), Ludogorets (BUL), Espanyol (ESP), Ferencváros (HUN)
Group I
Wolfsburg (ALL), La Gantoise (BEL), Saint-Etienne (FRA), Olexandriya (UKR)
Group J
AS Roma (ITA), Borussia Mönchengladbach (ALL), Istanbul Başakşehir (TUR), Wolfsberg (AUT)
Group K
Beşiktaş (TUR), Braga (POR), Wolverhampton (ANG), Slovan Bratislava (SLOV)
Group L
Manchester United (ANG), Astana (KAZ), Partizan Belgrade (SERB), AZ Alkmaar (P-B)
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