Fairly benevolent draw for the three Italians in the Europa League, after the Champions League urn had partially pardoned Roma on the eve, however heavily penalizing a Juventus who started from the first tier. Things are certainly better in Naples and Lazio (the latter started in the second tier), slightly less in Fiorentina who could have drawn greater dangers from the second tier but still find the Swiss of Basel, Paulo Sousa's former team and venue for the final on May 18, 2016.
Sarri will therefore have to contend with Bruges, Legia Warsaw and Midtjylland, Sousa will return to Basel and will also challenge Lech Poznan and Belenenses, Pioli will play qualification with Dnipro (last season's finalist), St. Etienne and Rosenborg.
Here are all the groups
Group A: Ajax (Netherlands), Celtic (Scotland), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Molde (Norway)
Group B: Rubin Kazan (Russia), Liverpool (England), Bordeaux (France), Sion (Switzerland)
Group C: Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Paok Thessaloniki (Greece), Krasnodar (Russia), Qabala (Azerbaijan)
Group D: NAPLES, Bruges (Belgium), Legia Warsaw (Poland), Midtjylland (Denmark)
Group E: Villarreal (Spain), Viktoria Plzen (R. Czech), Rapid Vienna (Austria), Dinamo Minsk (Belarus)
Group F: Marseille (France), Braga (Portugal), Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic), Groningen (Netherlands)
Group G: Dnipro (Ukraine), LAZIO, St. Etienne (France), Rosenborg (Norway)
Group H: Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), Besiktas (Turkey), Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia), Skenderbeu (Albania)
Group I: Basel (Switzerland), FIORENTINA, Lech Poznan (Poland), Belenenses (Portugal)
Group J: Tottenham (England), Anderlecht (Belgium), Monaco (France), Qarabag (Azerbaijan)
Group K: Schalke (Germany), Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus), Sparta Prague (Czech Rep.), Asteras (Greece)
L-group: Athletic Bilbao (Spain), Az Alkmaar (Netherlands), Augsburg (Germany), Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)
DATES — The path that will lead to the final on 18 May in Basel, Switzerland, will start on 17 September with the first day of the group stage. Here is the calendar:
group stage: 1st day, 17 September; 2nd, October 1; 3rd, October 22; 4th, November 5; 5th, November 26; 6th, 10th December
Round of XNUMX: out 18 February, return 25 February
eighths: and. March 10, ret. March 17th
Quarters: and. April 7, ret. April 14th
Semifinals: and. April 28, ret. May 5th
Finish: May 18 (in Basel).
