THE Europa League balls came out in this completely random order:
Group A: Juventus, Man City, Salzburg, Lech Posnan
Group B: Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Rosenborg, Thessaloniki
Group C: Sporting, Lille, Levski Sofia, Gent
Group D: Villarreal, Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb, PAOK
Group E: AZ Alkmaar, Dynamo Kiev, BATE Borisov, FC Sheriff
Group F: CSKA Moscow, Palermo, Sparta Prague, Lausanne-Sport
Group G: Zenit St Peterburg, Anderlecht, AEK Athens, Hadjuk Split
Group H: VfB Stuttgart, Getafe, Odense BK, Young Boys
Group I: PSV Eindhoven, Sampdoria, FC Metalist Kharkiv, Debreceni
Group J: Sevilla, Paris St Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Karpaty Lviv
Group K: Liverpool, Steaua Bucharest, Napoli, FC Utretcht
Group L: FC Porto, Besiktas, CSKA Sofia, Rapid Vienna
Phew, that’s a hell of a lot of football right there. Group L!? Twelve groups! Ridiculous really.
First thoughts? FC Sherriff have a brilliant name, Napoli vs Liverpool will produce an AMAZING atmosphere (as will Besiktas vs Rapid Vienna), and Man City will win the whole thing. Tough group for Liverpool, mind.
Your thoughts?