Arsenal draw Sporting CP, Qarabag and FC Vorskla in Europa League group stage

Arsenal competing in the Europa League for the second successive season.
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Tony Mogan31 August 2018

Arsenal will play Sporting CP, Qarabag and FC Vorskla in the Europa League group stage this season.

The Gunners are competing in Europe's second tier club competition for the second successive season after finishing sixth in the Premier League last term.

Their maiden Europa League campaign saw them advance to the semi-final stage where they were stopped by eventual champions Atletico Madrid, who denied Arsene Wenger one final piece of silverware in north London.

This time however Arsenal have a Europa League specialist at the helm. ​Unai Emery is the competition's most successful manager alongside Italian great Giovanni Trapattoni, who also won the competition three times under its previous guise the Uefa Cup.

Sevilla dominated the competition under the Spaniard, lifting the trophy in 2014, 2015 and 2016 with Arsenal fans hopeful he has brought that winning formula with him to the Emirates.

Key dates

  • Matchday 1: 20 September
  • Matchday 2: 4 October
  • Matchday 3: 25 October
  • Matchday 4: 8 November
  • Matchday 5: 29 November
  • Matchday 6: 13 December
  • Round of 32 draw: 17 December

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