Sevilla gets Feyenoord, Spurs land Besiktas
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TITLE-HOLDER Sevilla will play another former champion in Feyenoord along with Standard Liege and HNK Rijeka in the group stage of the Europa League, which now rewards the trophy winner with a Champions League place.
Three-time winner Inter Milan was grouped with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Saint-Etienne and Qarabag. Tottenham, a two-time champion, has Besiktas, Partizan and Asteras in its group.
Legia Warsaw and Celtic avoided a repeat of their controversial Champions League qualifying matches.
The lure of a place in next season’s Champions League is UEFA’s new incentive to boost the second-tier event.
Matches in the 12 four-team groups begin from September 18.
European greats Real Madrid and Liverpool will meet in the group stage of the Champions League after Thursday’s draw that promised many reunions.
Aiming to be the first club to retain world football’s most coveted club trophy for 25 years, the road for 10-time winner Madrid leads to five-time champion Liverpool on October 22.
Star forwards Luis Suarez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic can both return to former club Ajax in a group where their current teams, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively, are favored. APOEL of Cyprus completes the group.
In a draw heavy with England vs Germany repeat rivalries, Bayern Munich will face Manchester City and Arsenal has been grouped with Borussia Dortmund, each for the third time in four seasons. Bayern and City also played CSKA Moscow last season, and they are now joined by Roma in perhaps the most difficult quartet.
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