The draw for the Europa League league phase has taken place and delivered tricky ties ahead for Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Celtic and Rangers.
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The Europa League draw has delivered some mouth-watering ties for the British clubs involved in this season's competition. Unai Emery's Nottingham Forest will face Malmo, in a repeat of the victorious 1979 European Cup final. Forest will also play Porto and Real Betis. Elsewhere, Aston Villa have been drawn against Feyenoord, Fenerbahce and Bologna. And Roma will visit Glasgow twice in the league phase after being drawn against Celtic and Rangers.
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ASTON VILLA: Salzburg (H), Feyenoord (A), Maccabi Tel-Aviv (H), Fenerbahce (A), Young Boys (H), Basel (A), Bologna (H) and Go Ahead Eagles (A).
NOTTINGHAM FOREST: Porto (H), Real Betis (A), Ferencvaros (H), Braga (A), Midtjylland (H), Sturm Graz (A), Malmo (H) and Utrecht (A).
RANGERS: Roma (H), Porto (A), Braga (H), Ferencvaros (A), Ludogorets (H), Sturm Graz (A), Genk (H) and Brann (A).
CELTIC: Roma (H), Feyenoord (A), Braga (H), Red Star Belgrade (A), Sturm Graz (H), Midtjjylland (A), Utrecht (H) and Bologna (A).
WHO WILL TOP EUROPEAN TEAMS PLAY?
ROMA: Lille (H), Rangers (A), Viktoria Plzen (H), Celtic (A), Midtjylland (H), Nice (A), Stuttgart (H), Panathinaikos (A).
PORTO: Rangers (H), Salzburg (A), Red Star Belgrade (H), Viktoria Plzen (A), Nice (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Malmo (H), Utrecht (A).
FEYENOORD: Aston Villa (H), Real Betis (A), Celtic (H), Braga (A), Sturm Graz (H), FCSB (A), Panathinaikos (H), Stuttgart (A).
LILLE: Dinamo (H), Roma (A), PAOK (H), Red Star Belgrade (A), Freiburg (H), Young Boys (A), Brann (H), Celta (A).
DINAMO: Real Betis (H), Lille (A), Fenerbahce (H), Maccabi Tel-Aviv (A), FCSB (H), Midtjylland (A), Celta (H), Malmo (A).
REAL BETIS: Feyenoord (H), Dinamo (A), Lyon (H), PAOK (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Ludogorets (A), Utrecht (H), Genk (A).
SALZBURG: Porto (H), Aston Villa (A), Ferencvaros (H), Lyon (A), Basel (H), Freiburg (A), Go Ahead Eagles (H), Bologna (A).
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
So, we know who the teams will face in the Europa League league phase, but the exact fixture dates and times will be confirmed on Sunday.