European League group draw: V. Dambrauskas' "Ludogorec" got beatable opponents © AFP

Yesterday the draws for the Champions League group stage took place, and today the Europa League groups were also clarified, where teams will compete for a spot in the knockout stages starting in September. One of the key events was to see which group Valdas Dambrauskas' team "Ludogorets" will end up in. By draw, the Bulgarian champions were placed with "Braga", Belgrade's "Crvena Zvezda" and the team "Midtjylland". Meanwhile, there are also interesting and tough groups. "Leicester City" ended up in a group with the team "Napoli". Both teams will travel to Poland as Warsaw's "Legia" is also in the same group. Group B is also interesting, with "AS Monaco", Eindhoven's PSV, Graz's "Sturm" and "Real Sociedad" teams facing each other. In group E, Moscow's "Lokomotiv", Marseille's "Olympique", Istanbul's "Galatasaray" and "Lazio" clubs will meet. Last season's Premier League breakthrough team "West Ham" ended up in a group with Zagreb's "Dinamo", Vienna's "Rapid" and "Genk" clubs. Scotland's champions, "Rangers", were placed in a group with Lyon's "Olympique", while the vice-champions "Celtic" will face "Betis", "Ferencvaros" and "Bayer" teams, where green will dominate.

The 2021/22 Europa League group stage is set! 🤩🤔 Most exciting group?#UELdraw pic.twitter.com/X5gEpxegzp — UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) August 27, 2021