Real Betis will face AC Milan, whilst Sevilla get comfortable draw

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This season has the potential to be a historic one for Real Betis with Quique Setien having guided the team back into Europe, and the Andalusian club will face AC Milan in the Europa League group stage, whilst rivals Sevilla received what should be a comfortable draw.
Sevilla won the Europa League in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and their history in the competition clear to see.
Pablo Machin's charges have been drawn with Krasnodar, Standard Liege and Akhisarspor.
Betis will relish the continental adventure after a difficult decade riddled with financial problems, yet they face a tough task in escaping a group which contains AC Milan, Olympiacos and Dudelange of Luxembourg.
Villarreal is the third Spanish representative and faces a potentially difficult group of matches.
Rapid Vienna, Spartak Moscow and Rangers make up the rest of Group G, and it's important to note that the Russian club is only one year removed from winning their domestic title and being in the Champions League.
A trip to Ibrox is never easy on a European night, and despite their huge lack of individual quality, Steven Gerrard's arrival as coach will undoubtedly see the crowd rally behind them.

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUPS 2018/2019

GROUP A: Bayer Leverkusen, Ludogorets, Zurich, AEK Larnaca
GROUP B: Salzburg, Celtic, Leipzig, Rosenborg
GROUP C: Zenit, Copenhagen, Bordeaux, Slavia Prague
GROUP D: Anderlecht, Fenerbahce, Dinamo Zagreb, Spartak Trnava
GROUP E: Arsenal, Sporting, Qarabag, Vorskla
GROUP F: Olympiacos, Milan, Betis, Dudelange
GROUP G: Villarreal, Rapid Viena, Spartak Moscow, Rangers
GROUP H: Lazio, Marseille, Eintracht, Apollon Limassol
GROUP I: Besiktas, Genk, Malmo, Salzburg
GROUP J: Sevilla, Krasnodar, Standard Liege, Akhisarspor
GROUP K. Dinamo Kiev, Astana, Stade Rennes, Jablonec
GROUP L: Chelsea, PAOK, Bate Borisov, MOL Vidi

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