The draw for the group stages of the 19/20 Europa League was officially conducted today (August 30, 2019) and it’s thrown up some very interesting ties.
Group E: Lazio, Celtic, Rennes, Cluj
Group G: Rangers, Porto, Feyenoord, Young Boys
Group F: Arsenal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard de Liege, Vitoria SC
Group K: Besiktas, Braga, Wolves, Slovan Bratislava
Group L: Man Utd, Astana, Partizan, Alkmaar
The 2018/19 season was a disappointing year for Polish clubs in Europe, and the story repeats itself for the 2019/20 one, with none of the four Ekstraklasa teams able to make it to the group stages of either the Champions League or the Europa League. With the exception of Legia Warsaw, no team was even … Read more
This hilarious Slavia Prague reaction to the Champions League group stage draw saw representatives of the Czech club laughing after compatriot Petr Cech (a former Sparta Praha player!) announced that they were drawn with Barcelona, Dortmund and Inter in what was effectively a “group of death”. A bit of nice, light-hearted fun from the Slavia folks.