Erik ten Hag’s first taste of European football at Manchester United includes a trip to Moldova and matches against Real Sociedad and Neil Lennon’s Omonoia.
The Europa League group stage draw also brought Arsenal a meeting with Ruud van Nistelrooy’s PSV Eindhoven, who were knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers by Rangers. Bodø/Glimt of Norway and Zurich complete the lineup in Group A for Mikel Arteta’s team.
Group A Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, Bodø/Glimt, Zurich
Group B Dynamo Kyiv, Rennes, Fenerbahce, AEK Larnaca
Group C Roma, Ludogorets, Real Betis, HJK Helsinki
Group D Braga, Malmö, Union Berlin, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Group E Manchester United, Real Sociedad, Sheriff, Omonoia
Group F Lazio, Feyenoord, Midtylland, Sturm Graz
Group G Olympiakos, Qarabag, Freiburg, Nantes
Group H Red Star Belgrade, Monaco, Ferencvaros, Trabzonspor
Matchday one 8 September 2022
Matchday two 15 September 2022
Matchday three 6 October 2022
Matchday four 13 October 2022
Matchday five 27 October 2022
Matchday six 3 November 2022
United’s game in Moldova is against Sheriff Tiraspol, who pulled off a remarkable 2-1 win at Real Madrid in the Champions League last season. Tiraspol is the capital of the unrecognised Russia-backed state of Transnistria.
The Cypriot club Omonoia have had Lennon, a former Celtic manager, in charge since March.
West Ham will meet Anderlecht in the group stage of the Europa Conference League. The two clubs played in the 1975-76 European Cup Winners’ Cup final when the Belgian side won 4-2 in Brussels. David Moyes’s side also face Romania’s Bucharest-based FCSB and the Danish team Silkeborg in Group B. FCSB were previously known as Steaua Bucharest, European champions in 1986.
Hearts have a tough-looking section in Group A, playing Istanbul Basaksehir, Fiorentina and the Latvian champions RFS. Basaksehir’s squad includes the former Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil and the Aston Villa loanee Bertrand Traoré.
Group A Istanbul Basaksehir, Fiorentina, Hearts, RFS
Group B West Ham, FCSB, Anderlecht, Silkeborg
Group C Villarreal, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Austria Wien, Lech Poznan
Group D Partizan, Köln, Nice, Slovacko
Group E AZ Alkmaar, Apollon Limassol, Vaduz, Dnipro-1
Group F Gent, Molde, Shamrock Rovers, Djurgården
Group G Slavia Praha, CFR Cluj, Sivasspor, Ballkani
Group H Basel, Slovan Bratislava, Zalgiris Vilnius, Pyunik
Matchday one 8 September
Matchday two 15 September
Matchday three 6 October
Matchday four 13 October
Matchday five 27 October
Matchday six 3 November
