Europa League draws- Arsenal and Chelsea face long distance trips
Arsenal and Chelsea both face long-distance trips in the Europa League after the group stages were drawn on Friday.
Unai Emery's side were drawn in Group E with Qarabag of Azerbaijan, Sporting Lisbon and Vorskla of Ukraine.
Chelsea will also be travelling to eastern Europe having been drawn Belarus' Bate Borisov, Hungary's Vidi and PAOK Salonika in Group LGroup .
A: Bayer Leverkusen, Ludogorets, FC Zurich, AEK Larnaca.
Group B: FC Salzburg, Celtic, RB Leipzig, Rosenborg.
Group C: Zenit St Petersburg, FC Copenhagen, Bordeaux, Slavia Prague.
Group D: Anderlecht, Fenerbahce, Dinamo Zagreb, Spartak Trnava.
Group E: Arsenal, Sporting CP, Qarabag, FC Vorskla.
Group F: Olympiakos, AC Milan, Real Betis, Dudelange.
Group G: Villrarreal, Rapid Vienna, Spartak Moscow, Rangers.
Group H: Lazio, Marseille, Eintracht Frankfurt, APOE.
Group I: Besiktas, Genk, Malmo, Sarpsborg.
Group J: Sevilla, Krasnodar, Standard Liege, Akhisarspor.
Group K: Dynamo Kiev, Astana, Rennes, Jablonec.
Group L: Chelsea, PAOK, BATE, Vidi FC.
Arsenal's Unai Emery is not a stranger to the competition having won the competition three times, back-to-back-to-back, with Sevilla.
The London club were knocked out in the semi-finals last season losing to eventual winners Atletico Madrid, 2-1 on aggregate.
Chelsea won the competition back in 2013, with Rafa Benitez in charge, beating Benfica 2-1 in the Amsterdam Arena.
The Europa League group stage kicks off on Thursday 20 September while the final will be held in Baku’s Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan.
The Europa League group stage kicks off on Thursday 20 September while the final will be held in Baku’s Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan.
