2018-19 Europa League: results of the draw for the group stage of the competition

Arsenal FC, sixth in the 2017-18 Premier League table, from Pot 2 of the draw for the 2018-19 Europa League group stage, will feature in Group E alongside Sporting Sporting Clube de Portugal (Liga NOS), Qarabağ Futbol Klubu (Topaz Premyer Liqası, AZE) and FC Vorskla Poltava (Ukrainian Premier League), following the draw made by UEFA in Monaco on 31/08/2017.

Chelsea FC, fifth in the 2017-18 Premier League, placed in Pot 3 for the draw, will play in group L, along with PAOK FC (Souroti Super League, GRE), FC BATE Borisov (Vysheyshaya Liga, BLR) and MOL Vidi FC (Nemzeti Bajnokság, HUN).

Celtic FC, winners of the 2017-18 Scottish Premiership, feature in Group B of the group stage alongside FC Red Bull Salzburg (Austrian Football Bundesliga), RB Leipzig (Bundesliga) and Rosenborg BK (Eliteserien, NOR).

Rangers FC, second in 2017-18 Scottish Premiership, are part Group G, alongside Villarreal CF (LaLiga Santander), Sportklub Rapid Wien (Austrian Football Bundesliga) and FK Spartak Moskva (Russian Premier League).

The first matchday of the group stage of the 2018-19 Europa League is…