The UEFA Europa League group stage took place earlier today in Monaco with several mouth-watering ties among Europe’s soccer elites now on the calendar.
The draw sees Group A matching five-time UEFA Champions League winners Juventus with the all-stars from Manchester City along with Red Bull Salzburg, and Lech Poznan.
Meanwhile, a tournament Group of Death was drawn in Group J with former UEFA Cups champions Sevilla meeting Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and Karpaty Lviv.
Amongst the tournament favorites, English Premier League club Liverpool FC meet a resurgent Napoli, Steaua Bucharest and Utrecht in Group E.
| 2010/11 UEFA Europa League group stage |
| Group A |
Group B |
| Juventus (ITA) |
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) |
| Manchester City FC (ENG) |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) |
| FC Salzburg (AUT) |
Rosenborg BK (NOR) |
| KKS Lech Poznań (POL) |
Aris Thessaloniki FC (GRE) |
| Group C |
Group D |
| Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) |
Villarreal CF (ESP) |
| LOSC Lille Métropole (FRA) |
Club Brugge KV (BEL) |
| PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) |
NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) |
| KAA Gent (BEL) |
PAOK FC (GRE) |
| Group E |
Group F |
| AZ Alkmaar (NED) |
PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) |
US Città di Palermo (ITA) |
| FC BATE Borisov (BLR) |
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) |
| FC Sheriff (MDA) |
FC Lausanne-Sport (SUI) |
| Group G |
Group H |
| FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS) |
VfB Stuttgart (GER) |
| RSC Anderlecht (BEL) |
Getafe CF (ESP) |
| AEK Athens FC (GRE) |
Odense BK (DEN) |
| HNK Hajduk Split (CRO) |
BSC Young Boys (SUI) |
| Group I |
Group J |
| PSV Eindhoven (NED) |
Sevilla FC (ESP) |
| UC Sampdoria (ITA) |
Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA) |
| FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR) |
BV Borussia Dortmund (GER) |
| Debreceni VSC (HUN) |
FC Karpaty Lviv (UKR) |
| Group K |
Group L |
| Liverpool FC (ENG) |
FC Porto (POR) |
| FC Steaua București (ROU) |
Beşiktaş JK (TUR) |
| SSC Napoli (ITA) |
PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL) |
| FC Utrecht (NED) |
SK Rapid Wien (AUT) |
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