Soccer-Europa League group stage draw

The following is the Europa League group stage draw, which was made in Monaco on Friday: GROUP A

West Ham United Olympiacos

Freiburg TSC Backa Topola

GROUP B Ajax Amsterdam

Olympique de Marseille Brighton & Hove Albion

AEK Athens GROUP C

Rangers Real Betis

Sparta Prague Aris Limassol

GROUP D Atalanta

Sporting Sturm Graz

Rakow Czestochowa GROUP E

Liverpool LASK

Union Saint-Gilloise Toulouse

GROUP F Villarreal

Stade Rennais Maccabi Haifa

Panathinaikos GROUP G

AS Roma Slavia Prague

Sheriff Tiraspol Servette

GROUP H Bayer Leverkusen

Qarabag Molde FK

BK Hacken GROUP STAGE DATES

Matchday 1: Sept. 21 Matchday 2: Oct. 5

Matchday 3: Oct. 26 Matchday 4: Nov. 9

Matchday 5: Nov. 30 Matchday 6: Dec. 14