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Liverpool will tackle LASK, Union Saint-Gilloise and Toulouse within the Europa League group stage whereas debutants Brighton & Hove Albion will face Ajax Amsterdam and Olympique de Marseille.
Liverpool, who’ve lifted the trophy on three events, will likely be sizzling favourites to qualify prime from Group E.
Along with former champions Ajax and three-time finalists Marseille, Brighton’s third opponents in a robust Group B are Greek champions AEK Athens.
Europa Conference League champions West Ham United had been drawn with Olympiacos, Freiburg and TSC Backa Topola in Group A.
Last season’s runners-up AS Roma meet Slavia Prague, Sheriff Tiraspol and Servette in Group G, whereas 1988 winners Bayer Leverkusen of Germany face Qarabag, Molde FK and BK Hacken in Group H.
The group stage begins from September 21.
The winners of every group advance on to the spherical of 16 that can happen from February onwards.
Group runners-up will progress to the knockout stage playoff spherical, the place they’ll meet certainly one of eight groups which have completed third of their teams within the top-tier Champions League.
Third-placed groups within the Europa League teams will drop to the third-tier Europa Conference League the place they’ll play the group runners-up from that competitors within the knockout spherical playoffs.
The Europa League ultimate will happen at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on May 22 subsequent 12 months.
