Europa League draw LIVE: Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham and Rangers discover fate

The group stage draw took place in Monaco ahead of next year’s final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin

Jose Mourinho gives his Europa League runner-up medal to fan in the crowd

The Europa League group stage draw has been completed with Liverpool, Brighton, West Ham, who won the Europa Conference League last year, and Rangers discovering their opponents.

Liverpool are the bookies' favourites, but Brighton are next up alongside Jose Mourinho's Roma, who recently bought Romelu Lukaku to boost their chances. Atalanta, Marseille and Villarreal are also contenders.

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Europa League Group Stage Draw Live

• Europa League group stage draw
• Europa League group stage 2023/24 fixture dates
• Liverpool drawn in Group E
• Brighton make European debut in tough group
• Europa Conference League winners West Ham return to second tier competition

[1 September 2023 11:05 · Jack Rathborn]

Transfer deadline day LIVE: Chelsea sign Cole Palmer as Ryan Gravenberch on brink of Liverpool move

While the balls are being stirred in Monaco today, transfer business will be frantically finalised in the background ahead of the deadline tonight.

Cole Palmer has already joined Chelsea for £42.5m, and plenty more is expected to take place at Manchester United, Liverpool and more.

You can keep up to date with everything transfer deadline day here:

[1 September 2023 10:55 · Jack Rathborn]

Unai Emery keen to extend European run with Aston Villa

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said it was mission accomplished after his side cruised into the European Conference League group stage with an 8-0 aggregate win against Hibernian.

Villa were 5-0 up from a resounding win in Edinburgh last week and completed formalities in the second leg as first-half goals from Jhon Duran and Leon Bailey put them out of sight. Substitute Matty Cash sealed a 3-0 win on the night as Villa hosted European football for the first time since 2010 and they now await Friday’s group-stage draw in Monaco to learn who they will face.

Four-time Europa League winner Emery said: “Yes of course (I’m happy). We finished it tonight.

“We needed to be in the group stage and we have to be happy and enjoy it with our supporters.

“Today it was a full stadium and to finish and qualify was fantastic. I’m really happy because I really enjoy it in Europe and I want to enjoy it now with Aston Villa.”

Unai Emery was delighted with Aston Villa advancing in Europe (PA Wire)

[1 September 2023 10:45 · Jack Rathborn]

What time is the Europa Conference League group stage draw today?

And don’t forget the Europa Conference League, the draw for the group stages for Uefa’s third club competition in the men’s game is later this afternoon too.

[1 September 2023 10:30 · Jack Rathborn]

Champions League 2023/24 draw: Groups, fixtures and match dates

The Champions League group stage draw was yesterday, relive all the action and analyse all the groups below.

Manchester City will hope to defend their title after clinching their first European crown.

While Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle will also have aspirations of going far.

[1 September 2023 10:14 · Jack Rathborn]

Is Europa League group stage draw on TV today? Channel, start time and how to watch online

The Europa League is nearly upon us for the new 2023/24 season, with the group stage draw taking place today in Monaco.

Three English clubs and one Scottish team will be in the draw: Liverpool and Brighton finished fifth and sixth respectively in the Premier League to qualify for the Europa League, while West Ham won the Europa Conference League to book their spot. Rangers finished runners-up in the Scottish Premiership to reach the Champions League play-offs, but they lost to PSV Eindhoven.

For the final time before the competition takes on the new Swiss-system format next season, 32 teams will be split into eight groups of four. Each group will contain one team from each of the four seeded pots, and clubs from the same national league will not be drawn together in the same group.

[31 August 2023 18:11 · Jack Rathborn]

Europa League 2023/24 draw pots

Pot 1

West Ham (ENG)

Liverpool (ENG)

Roma (ITA)

Ajax (NED)

Villarreal (ESP)

Leverkusen (GER)

Atalanta (ITA)

Rangers (SCO)

Pot 2

Sporting CP

Slavia Praha (CZE)

Rennes (FRA)

Olympiacos (GRE)

Real Betis (ESP)

LASK (AUT)

Marseille (FRA)

Qarabağ (AZE)

Pot 3

Molde (NOR)

Brighton (ENG)

Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)

Union SG (BEL)

Freiburg (GER)

Sparta Praha (CZE)

Maccabi Haifa (ISR)

Sturm Graz (AUT)

Pot 4

Toulouse (FRA)

AEK Athens (GRE)

TSC Bačka Topola (SRB)

Servette (SUI)

Panathinaikos (GRE)

Raków Czestochowa (POL)

Aris Limassol (CYP)

Häcken (SWE)

[31 August 2023 18:09 · Jack Rathborn]

Europa League 2023/24 group stage fixtures

21 September 2023: Matchday 1

5 October 2023: Matchday 2

26 October 2023: Matchday 3

9 November 2023: Matchday 4

30 November 2023: Matchday 5

14 December 2023: Matchday 6