Dhe Bundesliga soccer clubs Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt are faced with attractive but manageable tasks on their way to the knockout round of the Europa League. Frankfurt will face Mesut Özil and Fenerbahce Istanbul as well as Olympiacos Piraeus and Royal Antwerp in the group stage. That was the result of the draw on Friday in Istanbul. Leverkusen will play against Celtic Glasgow, Real Betis Sevilla and Ferencvaros Budapest.
The group matches start on September 16th and end on December 9th. The group winners go straight to the round of 16, the runners-up play against the third-placed teams from the group games of the Champions League for the round of 16. The group third continue to play in the knockout phase of the Conference League. The Europa League final will take place in Seville on May 18, 2022.
All groups at a glance:
Group A: Olympique Lyon, Glasgow Rangers, Spart Prague, Brondby IF
Group B: AS Monaco, PSV Eindhoven, Real Sociedad San Sebastian, Sturm Graz
Group C: SSC Napoli, Leicester City, Spartak Moscow, Legia Warsaw
Group: Eintracht Frankfurt, Olympiacos Piraeus, Fenerbahce Istanbul, Royal Antwerp
Group E: Lazio Rome, Lokomotiv Moscow, Olympique Marseille, Galatasaray Istanbul
Group F: Sporting Braga, Roter Stern Belgrade, Ludogorez Rasgrad, FC Midtjylland
Group G: Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic Glasgow, Betis Sevilla, Ferencvaros Budapest
Group H: Dinamo Zagreb, KRC Genk, West Ham United, Rapid Wien
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