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Football news - Europa League draw: Leicester City face Napoli; West Ham drawn Genk in group stages

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Updated 27/08/2021 at 12:17 GMT

West Ham are playing in the group stages of the Europa League for the first time, meanwhile Scottish Premiership champions Rangers face Lyon, Sparta Prague and Brondby in Group A; while Celtic drew with Bayer Leverkusen, Real Betis, and Ferencvaros in group G.

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Leicester City have drawn with Serie A side Napoli, Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw in Group C of the Europa League draw on Friday.
West Ham, who are competing in the group stage for the first time, are in Group H and drew with Dinamo Zagreb, Genk and Rapid Vienna.
Lyon will face Scottish Premiership champions Rangers, Sparta Prague and Brondby in Group A; while Celtic drew with Bayer Leverkusen, Real Betis, and Ferencvaros in group G.
The Europa League begins on September 16, with the final set to take place in Seville at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium on May 18.
Prior to the draw, Gerard Moreno was named UEFA Europa League player of the season after helping Villarreal win the competition last season.
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani finished in second and third respectively.

Groups

Group A: Lyon, Rangers, Sparta Prague, Brondby
Group B: Monaco, PSV Eindhoven, Real Sociedad, Sturm Graz
Group C: Napoli, Leicester City, Spartak Moscow, Legia Warsaw
Group D: Olympiakos, Frankfurt, Fenerbahce, Antwerp
Group E: Lazio, Lokomotiv Moscow, Marseille, Galatasaray
Group F: Braga, Crvena zvezda, Ludogorets, Midtjylland
Group G: Bayer Leverkusen, Celtic, Betis, Ferencváros
Group H: Dinamo Zagreb, K.R.C. Genk, West Ham, Rapid Wien
Tottenham have been drawn Rennes, Vitesse and NS Mura in Group G in the UEFA Conference League.
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