Arsenal will face BATE Borisov, Cologne and Red Star Belgrade in Group H of the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, it was confirmed on Friday.
The draw for the group stage of the competition was made in Monaco, and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will be satisfied with the outcome. Meanwhile, Premier League side Everton will take on Lyon, Atalanta and Apollon in a tough Group E.
AC Milan, another of the favourites for this prize, were put in Group D with Austria Vienna, Rijeka and AEK Athens.
Read on for the draw in full.
Group A: Villarreal, Maccabi tel Aviv, Astana, Slavia Prague
Group B: Dynamo Kiev, Young Boys, Partizan Belgrade, Skenderbeu
Group C: Braga, Ludogorets, Hoffenheim, Istanbul Basaksehir
Group D: AC Milan, Austria Vienna, Rijeka, AEK Athens
Group E: Lyon, Everton, Atalanta, Apollon
Group F: Copenhagen, Lokomotiv Moscow, Sheriff, Zlin
Group G: Plzen, FCSB, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, Lugano
Group H: Arsenal, BATE Borisov, Cologne, Red Star Belgrade
Group I: Salzburg, Marseille, Vitoria, Konyaspor
Group J: Athletic Bilbao, Hertha Berlin, Zorya Luhansk, Ostersund
Group K: Lazio, Nice, Zulte Waregem, Vitesse
Group L: Zenit, Real Sociedad, Rosenborg, Vardar
Arsenal
Having become so familiarised with the UEFA Champions League during his time in charge of Arsenal, it’ll be fascinating to see how Wenger approaches the Europa League.