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For those aiming to repeat British achievements, the path will be very different. London's "Arsenal" will face Borisov BATE, "Koln" and Belgrade's "Crvena Zvezda" clubs in the first round, while Liverpool's "Everton" awaits a much more serious challenge.
The "Irisai" have been placed in Group G along with the French representative "Lyon", last year's surprise team from Bergamo "Atalanta" and Limassol's "Apollon" from Cyprus.
Meanwhile, the opponents of the returning "Milan" to Europe seem less threatening than its rival in Serie A. The favorites of Group D will face Vienna's "Austria", "Rijeka" and Athens' AEK clubs.
It will not be easy for Marijampolė's "Sūduva", who eliminated Razgrad's "Ludogorets", to advance to the knockout stages as they will have to overcome the opposition of "Braga", "Hoffenheim" and Istanbul's "Basaksehir".
All groups:
Group A: "Villarreal" (Spain), Tel Aviv's "Maccabi" (Israel), "Astana" (Kazakhstan), Prague's "Slavia" (Czech Republic).
Group B: Kiev's "Dynamo" (Ukraine), Bern's "Young Boys" (Switzerland), Belgrade's "Partizan" (Serbia), Korçë's "Skenderbeu" (Albania).
Group C: "Braga" (Portugal), Razgrad's "Ludogorets" (Bulgaria), "Hoffenheim" (Germany), Istanbul's "Basaksehir" (Turkey).
Group D: "Milan" (Italy), Vienna's "Austria" (Austria), "Rijeka" (Croatia), Athens' AEK (Greece).
Group E: "Lyon" (France), Liverpool's "Everton" (England), Bergamo's "Atalanta" (Italy), Limassol's "Apollon" (Cyprus).
Group F: "Kobenhavn" (Denmark), Moscow's "Lokomotiv" (Russia), Tiraspol's "Sheriff" (Moldova), "Zlin" (Czech Republic).
Group G: Plzen's "Viktoria" (Czech Republic), Bucharest's "Steaua" (Romania), Beer Sheva's "Hapoel" (Israel), "Lugano" (Switzerland).
Group H: London's "Arsenal" (England), Borisov BATE (Belarus), "Koln" (Germany), Belgrade's "Crvena Zvezda" (Serbia).
Group I: "Salzburg" (Austria), "Marseille" (France), "Vitoria de Guimaraes" (Portugal), "Konyaspor" (Turkey).
Group J: Bilbao's "Athletic" (Spain), Berlin's "Hertha" (Germany), Luhansk's "Zorya" (Ukraine), "Ostersunds" (Sweden).
Group K: Rome's "Lazio" (Italy), "Nice" (France), Waregem's "Zulte" (Belgium), Arnhem's "Vitesse" (Netherlands).
Group L: St. Petersburg's "Zenit" (Russia), San Sebastian's "Real Sociedad" (Spain), Trondheim's "Rosenborg" (Norway), Skopje's "Vardar" (Macedonia).
