Europa League draw LIVE! Arsenal and Man United find out group-stage opponents
Arsenal and Manchester United are among those who will find out their group-stage opponents this afternoon as the Europa League draw takes place. It’s less than two weeks until the action on the pitch gets underway, with the six matches all then taking place in the space of two months ahead of the World Cup.
For the Gunners it’s a return to European competition, after a season away, while Manchester United drop down after being in the Champions League last campaign before they were beaten by Atletico Madrid. Roma are also one of the favourites, qualifying as a result of winning the inaugural Europa Conference League.
Feyenoord, Monaco, Real Betis and Nantes are among those in the lower pots, with the English clubs potentially as keen to avoid long-distance travel as they are the tougher tests on the pitch. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below!
Live updates
Time to get in the mood
Not quite the Champions League anthem is it, we have to be honest.
But it’ll do to help get the excitement going – draw coming up in 30 minutes!
How Roma qualified for Europa League
Jose Mourinho’s Roma side are in the draw, after winning last season’s Europa Conference League.
Here’s how they did it!
Arsenal set for deep run
Before last season’s absence from European football, Arsenal were in the Europa League for four seasons in a row.
One round of 32 defeat, two semi-final exits, and a heavy loss to Chelsea in the 2019 final. After such a promising start to the season from the Gunners, another deep run is expected.
Possible groups
Malmo, Freiburg, Nantes.
That would be a group Arsenal and Man United would be pretty happy with you’d imagine. Not too much travel and big favourites to win all those matches.
Real Sociedad, Sheriff, Trabzonspor… not so much!
Group-stage schedule
As with the Champions League, the group-stage matches will take place in three back-to-back week chunks to ensure it is all wrapped up in early November, ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.
Matchday 1: 8 September 2022
Matchday 2: 15 September 2022
Matchday 3: 6 October 2022
Matchday 4: 13 October 2022
Matchday 5: 27 October 2022
Matchday 6: 3 November 2022
Pots in full
Pot 1
Roma, Manchester United, Arsenal, Lazio, Braga, Red Star Belgrade, Dynamo Kiev, Olympiacos
Pot 2
Feyenoord, PSV, Rennes, Monaco, Real Sociedad, Qarabag, Malmo, Ludogrets
Pot 3
Sheriff, Real Betis, Midtjylland, Bodo Glimt, Ferencvaros, Union Berlin, Freiburg, Fenerbahce
Pot 4
Nantes, HJK, Sturm Graz, Larnaca, Omonia, Zurich, Saint-Gilloise, Trabzonspor
How to watch group-stage draw
TV channel: The draw will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers can watch the draw via the BT Sport app or website, while the draw will also be broadcast for free via Uefa’s YouTube and social media channels.
Live blog: You can also follow all the action right here with us!
Good morning!
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of the Europa League group-stage draw!
Arsenal and Manchester United are among the sides involved, with the pair two of the favourites to go all the way this season.
We’ll have all the build-up and then full coverage of the draw, which comes at 12pm BST. Stay tuned!
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Europa League draw LIVE! Arsenal and Man United find out group-stage opponents
Arsenal and Manchester United are among those who will find out their group-stage opponents this afternoon as the Europa League draw takes place. It’s less than two weeks until the action on the pitch gets underway, with the six matches
Europa League draw LIVE! Arsenal and Man United find out group-stage opponents
Arsenal and Manchester United are among those who will find out their group-stage opponents this afternoon as the Europa League draw takes place. It’s less than two weeks until the action on the pitch gets underway, with the six matches
Europa League draw LIVE! Arsenal and Man United find out group-stage opponents
Arsenal and Manchester United are among those who will find out their group-stage opponents this afternoon as the Europa League draw takes place. It’s less than two weeks until the action on the pitch gets underway, with the six matches