2023-24 Europa League group stage draw: Liverpool land LASK & Union SG as West Ham get Olympiacos

Liverpool will face LASK and Union SG in the group stage of the 2023-24 Europa League, while West Ham are set to take on Olympiacos and Freiburg.

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• Reds reached the final in 2016
• Gers fell narrowly short in 2022
• Hammers won UECL last season

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Elsewhere, Brighton’s first experience of continental competition has seen them drawn against Ajax and Marseille, with Scottish giants Rangers – who failed to progress through the Champions League qualifiers – due to come up against Real Betis and Sparta Prague.

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• EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP STAGE DRAW IN FULL

  Group A

  West Ham, Olympiacos, Freiburg, TSC Backa Topola

  Group B

  Ajax, Marseille, Brighton, AEK Athens

  Group C

  Rangers, Real Betis, Sparta Prague, Aris Limassol

  Group D

  Atalanta, Sporting, Sturm, Rakow

  Group E

  Liverpool, LASK, Union SG, Toulouse

  Group F

  Villarreal, Rennes, Maccabi Haifa, Panathinaikos

  Group G

  Roma, Slavia Prague, Sheriff, Servette

  Group H

  Leverkusen, Qarabag, Molde, Hacken

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Liverpool last played in the Europa League back in 2015-16, when they made it all the way to the final before coming unstuck against tournament specialists Sevilla. West Ham reached the semi-finals back in 2022, before going one better in the Europa Conference League last season as they claimed a prestigious trophy. Rangers have also graced a final in recent times, with the Glasgow heavyweights suffering a penalty shootout defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2021-22.

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• WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

  The first round of group stage fixtures will take place on September 21, with a further five matchdays playing out from that point – taking things through to December 14. Every team involved in the competition is hoping to steer a course to Dublin on May 22, 2024 – when major silverware will come up for grabs at the Aviva Stadium.