Arsenal will face PSV Eindhoven in Group A of the Europa League, while Manchester United were handed a generous-looking round-robin fixture list on paper.
One day after the UEFA Champions League group stage was set, the Europa League took centre stage as 32 teams learned their fate.
PSV were beaten in the Champions League playoffs by Rangers and Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side will take on Mikel Arteta’s in-form team in arguably the most eye-catching matchup of the round.
Bodo/Glimt and Zurich complete Arsenal’s agenda for what will be a condensed group schedule due to the mid-season World Cup in Qatar.
Manchester United have some long trips to make to Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonia Nicosia but those two, along with a Real Sociedad they vanquished in the 2020/21 quarter-finals, will not be expected to present too many problems, even at this transitional stage of Erik ten Hag’s Old Trafford reign.
Elsewhere, Jose Mourinho’s Europa Conference League winners Roma will take on Ludogorets, HJK Helsinki and Copa del Rey holders Real Betis in Group D. Their city rivals Lazio are in Group F with Feyenoord, Midtjylland and Sturm Graz.
Full Europa League Draw
GROUP A
Arsenal
PSV
Bodø/Glimt
Zürich
GROUP B
Dynamo Kyiv
Rennes
Fenerbahçe
AEK Larnaca
GROUP C
Roma
Ludogorets
Betis
HJK Helsinki
GROUP D
Braga
Malmö
Union Berlin
Saint-Gilloise
GROUP E
Manchester United
Real Sociedad
Sheriff
Omonoia
GROUP F
Lazio
Feyenoord
Midtjylland
Sturm
GROUP G
Olympiacos
Qarabağ
Freiburg
Nantes
GROUP H
Crvena zvezda
Monaco
Ferencváros
Trabzonspor
