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On Thursday, the draw for the group stage of the Europa League took place at the UEFA headquarters. English teams "Arsenal" and "Manchester United" each got at least one strong opponent in their groups - namely PSV and "Real Sociedad", respectively. "The Gunners" will also face "Zalgiris" bullies "Bodo Glimt", while the "Red Devils" await last season's Champions League qualifiers "Sheriff". Among the more interesting matches will also be "AS Roma" against "Real Betis", "Lazio" against "Feyenoord", and the clash between the teams of "Union" from Germany and Belgium in Group D.
The full draws are as follows:
A Group: "Arsenal", PSV Eindhoven, "Bodo Glimt", "Zurich"
B Group: Kyiv "Dynamo", "Rennes", "Fenerbahce", "AEK Larnaca"
C Group: "AS Roma", "Ludogorets", "Real Betis", Helsinki HJK
D Group: "Braga", "Malmo", Berlin "Union", "Saint Gilloise"
E Group: "Manchester United", "Real Sociedad", "Sheriff", "Omonia"
F Group: "Lazio", "Feyenoord", "Midtjylland", "Sturm"
G Group: "Olympiacos", "Qarabag", "Freiburg", "Nantes"
H Group: "Crvena Zvezda", "AS Monaco", "Ferencvaros", "Trabzonspor"
