MANCHESTER UNITED face travelling up to 10,000 miles in total for their Europa League group stages as they drew Real Sociedad, Moldovan side FC Sheriff and Cypriot team Omononia.
Arsenal will take on a tough trip to PSV, and they also have Zurich and Bodo/Glimt.
And West Ham’s Europa Conference League group consists of Romanian club FCSB, Anderlecht and Silkborg.
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Long distance for United…
Manchester United will have to travel far and wide for their Europa League group stage games this season.
The Red Devils will make a 4,200 mile-round trip to Cyprus to challenge Omonia and will travel 3,600 miles to Moldova and back to take on Sheriff in Group E.
These long journeys could really take a hit on the United players, as they also face a tough test against Real Sociedad in the groups.
All this among the Premier League games that they will be playing, makes it a much tougher draw than it looks on paper for United.
West Ham’s new boy…
West Ham will be looking to be victorious in this year’s rendition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, and they have agreed a deal for a big player who could help them do so…
Lucas Paqueta has been the latest starlet to come out of Ligue 1 with Lyon, and has commanded a £51 million price tag.
He is a midfielder of immense talent, scoring 21 goals and provided 14 assists in 80 appearances for Lyon as well as being capped 33 times by Brazil, and netting seven times.
Vinicius JR (Left) Lucas Paqueta (Middle) and Neymar JR (Right) for Brazil.Credit: AFP Games to watch out for
Now that the draw is over for both European competitions, we can round up some of the most exciting games that have been drawn.
These are the ones we think you should be most excited for…
Europa League:
- Arsenal vs PSV
- AS Roma vs Real Betis
- Manchester United vs Real Sociedad
Europa Conference League:
- Fiorentina vs Istanbul Basaksehir
- West Ham vs Anderlecht
- OGC Nice vs Koln
- Hearts vs Fiorentina
West Ham’s group…
This is how West Ham’s Europa Conference League group stage draw will look this season.
They landed a somewhat tricky group, including FC FCSB, Anderlecht and Silkeborg, although it was far from the worst possible outcome.
Many fans won’t recognise FC FCSB, as they changed their name from Steaua Bucuresti in 2017, but Chelsea fans may remember when they beat the Romanian outfit 1-0 in the 2013 Champions League.
Anderlecht could too be a tricky opponent, as they have produced some of the finest Belgian talents we have seen, such as Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans.
Overall, however, you would expect West Ham to win all their games in this group with relative ease, and move on to the knockout rounds of the competition.
The draw in full…
This is the UEFA Europa Conference League draw in full.
The Europa Conference League draw in full. Credit: @Europacnfleague via Twitter. Group G
Slavia Praha, 1907 Cluj, Sivasspor, Ballkani.
Group E
AZ Alkmaar, Apollon, Vaduz, Dnipro-1.
Group D
FK Partizan, FC Koln, OGC Nice, Slovacko
Group H
FC Basel, Slovan Bratislava, Zalgiris Vilnius, Pyunik
Group F
KAA Gent, Molde FK, Shamrock Rovers, Djurgarden
Group C
Villarrael CF, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Austria Wien, Lech Poznan
Group B
West Ham, FC FCSB, Anderlecht, Silkeborg IF.
Group A
Istanbul Basaksehir, Fiorentina, Hearts, RFS
Group H
FC Basel, Slovan Bratislava, Zalgiris
Group F
KAA Gent, Molde FK, FC Vaduz
Group D
FK Partizan, FC Koln, OGC Nice
Group C
Villarrael CF, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Austria Wien
Group B
West Ham, FC FCSB, Anderlecht
Group A
Istanbul Basaksehir, Fiorentina, Hearts
Group H
FC Basel, Slovan Bratislava
Group G
Slavia Praha, 1907 Cluj
Group F
KAA Gent, Molde FK
Group E
AZ Alkmaar, Apollon Limassol
Group D
FK Partizan, FC Koln
Group C
Villarrael CF, Hapoel Beer-Sheva
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
