Leicester and West Ham will meet their opponents in the Europa League group stage as soon as this season’s competition begins.
Villarreal beat Manchester United to European glory last season, winning on penalties after David de Gea spoiled his penalty.
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The draw for the Europa League group stage will be held soon
Qualifying rounds are still ongoing across Europe and several teams are still looking to reserve their spot in the main competition.
But the Premier League duo Leicester and West Ham will be joined by players like European greats Napoli, Bayer Leverkusen and Braga.
This season’s Europa League final will be played on May 18 at the Ramon Sánchez Pizjuan in Seville.
But before we can begin to think about that, we must first classify the groups.
Europa League draw: date and time
The ceremony will take place on Friday 27th August and will begin at 12pm UK time.
It will take place in Istanbul, Turkey.
There will be seeded and country protection, which means that Premier League clubs will not be grouped together in the same group.
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Villarreal won the Europa League last season, beating Man United in the final draw of the Europa League: TV channel and live broadcast
UEFA will provide a free live broadcast of the draw on its official website.
It will also be shown on BT Sport.
talkSPORT will provide a live blog to stay on top of the latest giveaway news, while you can hear the latest reactions on the station here.
Europa League draw: teams involved
The pots will be fully confirmed once the Europa League qualifying rounds have been played on 26 August.
Bote 1
Lyon, Naples, Bayer Leverkusen, Lacio
Boat 1 or 2
Boat 1, 2 or 3
Boat 1, 2, 3 or 4
Shakhtar Donetsk o GenkBenfica o Spartak de Moscu Monaco o Sparta de Praga o Rapid WienCeltic o PSV Eindhoven o Galatasaray o Midtjylland
Boat 2 or 3
Marsella
Boat 2, 3 or 4
West Ham UnitedReal SociedadReal Betis
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