At 14:00 Lithuanian time in Monaco, the drawing ceremony for the group stage of the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League season took place. In total, 48 European teams compete in this tournament. All these clubs were divided into 12 groups of four (A-L). This season in the Europa League, clubs such as "Manchester United", Milan's "Inter", "Roma" and Gelsenkirchen's "Schalke" will compete. The draw determined that in Group A, Jose Mourinho's "Man Utd" will compete. They will face competition from Istanbul's "Fenerbahce", "Feyenoord", and "Zorya". Another noteworthy group is Group K, where the 2010 Champions League winner Milan's "Inter" will compete with "Southampton", Prague's "Sparta" and "H. Beer Sheva". "Roma" will compete in Group E with Victoria's "Plzen", Vienna's "Austria" and "Astra" clubs, while Gelsenkirchen's "Schalke" will face "Salzburg", "Krasnodar" and "Nice". The Europa League matches will start on September 15th. Group stage draw:
The official result of the #UELdraw pic.twitter.com/5Aw0eSrGaf
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