Tottenham face Turkey trip as Everton drawn in tough group
Tottenham will be looking to replicate local rivals Arsenal’s recent success against Besiktas after being paired with the Turkish side in Group C of the Europa League.
The Gunners edged past Besiktas over two legs in the Champions Leagiue play-offs, with Slaven Bilic’s side dropping down to become top seeds in the secondary competition where they face a return to North London.
Also on the agenda for Mauricio Pochettino’s side are trips to Serbia’s Partizan Belgrade and Greek side Asteras.
Everton, coming from pot three at the draw in Monaco, have a tough draw in Group H, where they play a Lille side spearheaded by on-loan Liverpool striker Divock Origi and Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg as well as a tricky journey to Russia’s Krasnodar.
Scottish champions Celtic avoided meeting Legia Warsaw, the side who they controversially beat in Champions League qualifying due to a technicality, and take the second seed in Group D alongside Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb and Astra Giurgiu.
The draw for the UEFA Europa League Group Stage is as follows:
Group A
Villarreal Borussia M’gladbach FC Zurich Apollon Limassol
Group B
FC Copenhagen Club Brugge Torino HJK Helsinki
Group C
Tottenham Hotspur Besiktas Partizan Belgrade Asteras Tripoli
Group D
SV Red Bull Salzburg Celtic Dinamo Zagreb FC Astra Giurgiu
Group E
PSV Panathinaikos Estoril Praia Dynamo Moscow
Group F
Inter Milan Dnipro St Etienne FK Karabakh
Group G
Sevilla Standard Liege Feyenoord Rijeka
Group H
Lille Wolfsburg Everton Krasnodar
Group I
Napoli Sparta Prague Young Boys Slovan Bratislava
Group J
Dynamo Kiev Steaua Bucuresti Rio Ave AaB
Group K
Fiorentina PAOK Salonika Guingamp Dinamo Minsk
Group L
FC Metalist Kharkiv Tranzonspor Legia Warsaw Lokeren
