Europa League draw recap as Liverpool avoid big names, Brighton in group of death
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Topics:Â Europa League, UEFA, Football, Liverpool, Rangers, West Ham United, Brighton And Hove Albion
The draw for the Europa League group stage took place this afternoon with plenty of British involvement.
Premier League giants Liverpool were placed in Group E alongside LASK, Union SG and Toulouse.
West Ham were allocated in Pot A with Olympiacos, Freiburg and TSC Backa Topola, while Brighton were placed in Group B with Ajax, Marseille and AEK Athens.
Rangers, meanwhile, were named as the top seeds in Group C alongside Real Betis, Sparta Prague and Aris Limassol.
A full recap of the draw has been provided below.
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That's all from us for today - thanks for following our live coverage of the Europa League group stage draw.
A final reminder of how the groups look.
Group A: West Ham, Olympiacos, Freiburg, Backa Topola
Group B: Ajax, Marseille, Brighton, AEK Athens
Group C: Rangers, Real Betis, Sparta Prague, Aris Limassol
Group D: Atalanta, Sporting CP, Sturm Graz, Rakow
Group E: Liverpool, LASK, Union SG, Toulouse
Group F: Villarreal, Rennes, Maccabi Haifa, Panathinaikos
Group G: Roma, Slavia Prague, Sheriff Tiraspol, Servette
Group H: Bayer Leverkusen, Qarabag, Molde, Hacken
No such luck for Brighton in their first ever European campaign. They've been drawn alongside Dutch side Ajax, French giants Marseille and Greek club AEK Athens in Group B. Check out their fans' reaction to the draw in the post below.
So, a relatively favourable group for Liverpool, who will face Austrian side LASK, Belgian club Union SG and French club Toulouse.
Some breaking news on Liverpool - they've just rejected a HUGE bid from the Saudi Pro League for Mohamed Salah.
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Group A: West Ham, Olympiacos, Freiburg, Backa Topola
Group B: Ajax, Marseille, Brighton, AEK Athens
Group C: Rangers, Real Betis, Sparta Prague, Aris Limassol
Group D: Atalanta, Sporting CP, Sturm Graz, Rakow
Group E: Liverpool, LASK, Union SG, Toulouse
Group F: Villarreal, Rennes, Maccabi Haifa, Panathinaikos
Group G: Roma, Slavia Prague, Sheriff Tiraspol, Servette
Group H: Bayer Leverkusen, Qarabag, Molde, Hacken
Hacken drawn in Group H with Bayer Leverkusen, Qarabag and Molde
Servette drawn in Group G with Roma, Slavia Praha and Sheriff Tiraspol
Panathinaikos drawn in Group F with Villarreal, Rennes and Maccabi Haifa
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Toulouse drawn in Group E with Liverpool, LASK and Union SG
Rakow drawn in Group D with Atalanta, Sporting CP and Sturm Graz
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AEK Athens drawn in Group B with Ajax, Marseille and Brighton
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Backa Topola drawn in Group A with West Ham, Olympiacos and Freiburg
Molde drawn in Group H with Bayer Leverkusen and Qarabag
Sheriff Tiraspol drawn in Group G with Roma and Slavia Prague
Sturm Graz drawn in Group D with Atalanta and Sporting CP
Maccabi Haifi drawn in Group F with Villarreal and Rennes
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Union Saint-Gilloise drawn in Group E with Liverpool and LASK
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Sparta Prague drawn Group C with Rangers and Real Betis
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Brighton drawn in Group B with Ajax and Marseille
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Freiburg drawn in Group A with West Ham and Olympiakos
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