This archive report was first published on 30 August 2019.
On Friday, the draw for the 2019-2020 Europa League season took place in Monaco, grouping together Arsenal, the 2019 Europa League runners-up, with semi-finalists Eintracht Frankfurt, Belgian side Standard Liege, and Portuguese side Vitoria SC in Group F.
Manchester United, winners of the competition in 2017, will face a challenging group with Kazakhstan's Astana, Serbia's Partizan Belgrade, and Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.
Sevilla, who won three consecutive titles between 2014 and 2016, were drawn in a relatively easier group with Apoel Nicosia from Cyprus, Qarabag from Azerbaijan, and F91 Dudelange from Luxembourg.
Wolverhampton Wanderers, who progressed through three rounds of qualifying, will face Turkish side Besiktas, Portuguese side Braga, and Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava.
Former Chelsea forward Eden Hazard, who moved to Real Madrid in the close season, was named the Europa League player of the year for the 2018-19 campaign.
