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Europa League draw

Manchester City face Italian giants Juventus, while Liverpool tackle Napoli in the Europa League group stage.

Reds and City face Italian pair

Manchester City face Italian giants Juventus in the Europa League group stage, while Liverpool tackle Napoli. Big-spending City have been drawn in Group A alongside Juventus, Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg and Polish side Lech Poznan. Liverpool, who reached the semi-finals last season, take on Napoli, Steaua Bucharest and Celtic's conquerors FC Utrecht in Group K. Europa League holders Atletico Madrid will take on Bayer Leverkusen, Norwegian champions Rosenborg and Greek side Aris in Group B. Aston Villa, Celtic, Dundee United, Motherwell and Welsh side The New Saints all crashed out at the play-off stage on Thursday. The group stage begins on 16th September with the top two teams from each group going through to the last 32 - where they will be joined by the eight third-placed finishers in the Champions League group stage. Full draw: Group A Juventus Manchester City Red Bull Salzburg Lech Posnan Group B Atletico Madrid Bayer Leverkusen Rosenborg Aris Thessaloniki Group C Sporting Lisbon Lille Levski Sofia Gent Group D Villarreal Club Brugge Dinamo Zagreb PAOK FC Group E AZ Alkmaar Dynamo Kiev BATE Borisov FC Sheriff Group F CSKA Moscow Palermo Sparta Prague Lausanne Group G Zenit St Petersburg Anderlecht AEK Athens Hajduk Split Group H Stuttgart Getafe Odense Young Boys Group I PSV Eindhoven Sampdoria FC Metalist Kharkiv Debreceni Group J Sevilla PSG Borussia Dortmund Karpaty Lviv Group K Liverpool Steaua Bucharest Napoli Utrecht Group L Porto Besiktas CSKA Sofia Rapid Vienna

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