Europa League group stage

The draw for the group stage of this season’s Europa League will be conducted on Friday from 12pm. Liverpool, West Ham and Rangers will all be in Pot 1. The 32 teams have been placed in four seeding pots based on UEFA’s club coefficient rankings. Clubs from the same country cannot play each other in the group stage. The winners of each group qualify for the round of 16, while the runners-up go into the knockout round play-offs and will face the teams who finish third in their Champions League group. The third-placed teams in each Europa League group will…