Forty eight European clubs begin the group stage of the Europa League on Thursday night. The group stage is made up of 12 groups, each comprising four teams. The teams in each group will play home-and-away fixtures with the top two from each group advancing to the next stage. This season, the winner of the Europa League earns qualification to next season's Uefa Champions League.
Here are the Week 1 fixtures in UAE time. Select matches will be on BeIN Sports.
Europa League fixtures
Thursday
GROUP J
• Qarabag v Liberec, 7pm
GROUP A
• Zorya Luhansk v Fenerbahce, 9pm
• Feyenoord v Manchester United, 9pm
GROUP B
• Apoel Nicosia v Astana, 9pm
• Young Boys v Olympiakos, 9pm
GROUP C
• Anderlecht v Qabala, 9pm
• Mainz v Saint-Etienne, 9pm
GROUP D
• AZ Alkmaar v Dundalk, 9pm
• Maccabi Tel-Aviv v Zenit St Petersburg, 9pm
GROUP E
• Astra Giurgiu v Austria Vienna, 9pm
• Viktoria Plzen v AS Roma, 9pm
GROUP F
• Rapid Vienna v Racing Genk, 9pm
• Sassuolo v Athletic Bilbao, 9pm
GROUP G
• Panathinaikos v Ajax, 11pm
• Standard Liege v Celta Vigo, 11pm
GROUP H
• Braga v Gent, 11pm
• Konyaspor v Shakhtar Donetsk, 11pm
GROUP I
• Salzburg v Krasnodar, 11pm
• Nice v Schalke, 11pm
GROUP J
• PAOK Salonika v Fiorentina, 11pm
GROUP K
• Inter Milan v Hapoel Be’er, 11pm
• Southampton v Sparta Prague, 11pm
GROUP L
• Osmanlispor v Steaua Bucuresti, 11:05pm
• Villarreal v Zurich
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