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Manchester United are facing a thorny UEFA Europa League campaign with stints in Astana and Partizan Belgrade, while Arsenal, last season's finalist, will face Eintracht Frankfurt.
The team of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who finished sixth in last season in a disappointing Premier League campaign including the dismissal of Jose Mourinho in December, has a tough schedule for secondary competition in Europe.
They face Astana, Partizan Belgrade and AZ Alkmaar of Group L, while Arsenal are part of Group F and face Frankfurt, Standard Liege and Vitoria.
United, who won the competition in 2017, is now planning to travel to Kazakhstan, Serbia and the Netherlands. The men of Solskjaer are facing the prospect of a round trip of 10,000 km to Kazakhstan, as well as another 3,000 roundtrip to Belgrade. United has never played in Kazakhstan before, as the Solskjaer team is ready for a six and a half hour tour during what will be a busy schedule.
The former Louis van Gaal teams will also be in the L group, while United will face AZ Alkmaar, although the match may still be moved once the games are released. following the collapse of part of the AZ stadium because of strong winds earlier this month. AZ had to play in the Europa League final at FC Twente.
Arsenal, meanwhile, will face shorter journeys in Germany, Belgium and Portugal.
Elsewhere, Celtic will meet Cluj, who eliminated him in the Champions League qualifiers this season, as well as Lazio and Rome against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Beginner wolves have been trained alongside Braga, on the Portuguese side.
Sevilla, five-time record winner, will face APOEL, Qarabag and Dudelange.
The Europa League 2020 final will take place on 27 May in Gdansk, Poland.
Full draw
Group A: Seville, APOEL, Qarabag, Dudelange
Group B: Dynamo Kiev, Copenhagen FC, Malmo, Lugano
Group C: Basel, Krasnodar, Getafe, Trabzonspor
Group D: Sporting CP, PSV, Rosenborg, LASK
Group E: Lazio, Celtic, Rennes, Cluj
Group F: Arsenal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard Cork, Vitoria
Group G: Porto, Young Boys, Feyenoord, Rangers
Group H: CSKA Moscow, Ludogorets, Espanyol, Ferencvaros
Group I: Wolfsburg, Gent, St. Stephen, Olexandriya
Group J: Rome, Borussia Monchengladbach, Istanbul Basaksehir, Wolfsberg
Group K: Besiktas, Braga, Wolves, Slovan Bratislava
Group L: Manchester United, Astana, Private Belgrade, AZ Alkmaar
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