Man Utd handed Jose Mourinho reunion in Europa League and Chelsea face Shamrock Rovers in Conference

Manchester United have been handed a reunion with former manager Jose Mourinho, now in charge of Fenerbahce, and Rangers will face both United and Tottenham in the first stage of the new-look Europa League following the draw in Monaco.

The revamped format sees all 36 teams forming a single league, with each entrant playing four home games and four away.

The top eight teams from the league stage will go straight into the last-16 while a round of play-offs involving those finishing between ninth and 24th will decide the other eight places.

The full fixture list with match dates and kick-off times will be announced on August 31, so as to ensure no calendar clashes with teams in the Champions League and Conference League playing in the same cities.

Chelsea’s reward for scraping past Servette in Europa Conference League qualifying are home matches against the likes of Shamrock Rovers and Armenian side Noah.

Europa League draw

Man Utd will face: Rangers, Porto, PAOK, Fenerbahce, Bodo/Glimt, Viktoria Plzen, Twente and Steaua Bucharest

Tottenham will face: Rangers, Roma, AZ Alkmaar, Ferencvaros, Qarabag, Galatasaray, Elfsborg and Hoffenheim

Rangers will face: Tottenham, Manchester United, Lyon, Olympiacos, Union Saint-Gilloise, Malmo, Steaua Bucharest and Nice

Europa Conference League draw

Chelsea will face: Gent, Heidenheim, Astana, Shamrock, Panathinaikos and Noah

Europa League and Conference League draws: As they happened

02:41 PM BST

That’s all for now

Thanks for following our live coverage of the draws.

You can find a full rundown of yesterday’s Champions League draw and an explanation of how UEFA’s new ‘Swiss’ style system works here.

02:36 PM BST

Key dates

As with the Europa League, we won’t know the dates and times of each individual fixture until tomorrow, when they’ll be released in full.

For a general picture though, here are the dates of each Conference League matchday:

• Matchday 1: October 3

• Matchday 2: October 24

• Matchday 3: November 7

• Matchday 4: November 28

• Matchday 5: December 12

• Matchday 6: December 19

• Knockout round play-offs: February 13 & 20, 2025

• Round of 16: March 6 & 13, 2025

• Quarter-finals: April 10 & 17, 2025

• Semi-finals: May 1 & 8, 2025

• Final: May 28, 2025 (Stadion Wroclaw, Poland)

02:32 PM BST

Another draw, but this time in green

02:25 PM BST

That concludes the draw

Perhaps even quicker than the Europa League draw earlier. We now have the full set of fixtures for this year’s Conference League.

Here’s a few key reminders:

Chelsea: Gent (H), Heidenheim (A), Astana (A), Shamrock Rovers (H), Panathinaikos (A), Noah (H)

Hearts: Copenhagen (A), Heidenheim (H), Omonoia (H), Cercle Brugge (A), Petrocub (H), Dinamo-Minsk (A)

The New Saints:  Fiorentina (A), Djugarden (H), Astana (H), Shamrock Rovers (A), Panathinaikos (H), Celje (A)

Shamrock Rovers: Chelsea (A), APOEL (H), SK Rapid (A), The New Saints (H), Borac (H), Larne (A)

02:18 PM BST

Noah

• Chelsea (A)

• APOEL (H)

• SK Rapid (A)

• Mlada Boleslav (H)

• TSC (A)

• Vikingur R. (H)

02:17 PM BST

Vikingur Reykjavik

• LASK (A)

• Djugarden (H)

• Omonoia (A)

• Cercle Brugge (H)

• Borac (H)

• Noah (A)

02:16 PM BST

Larne

• Gent (H)

• Molde (A)

• Olimpija (A)

• Shamrock Rovers (H)

• St. Gallen (H)

• Dinamo-Minsk (A)

02:16 PM BST

Dinamo-Minsk

• Copenhagen (H)

• Legia Warsaw (A)

• Helsinki (A)

• Hearts (H)

• Panathinaikos (A)

• Larne (H)

02:15 PM BST

Celje

• Real Betis (A)

• Basaksehir (H)

• Vitoria SC (A)

• The New Saints (H)

• Jagiellonia (H)

• Pafos (A)

02:15 PM BST

Pafos

• Fiorentina (A)

• Heidenheim (H)

• Astana (H)

• Lugano (A)

• Petrocub (A)

• Celje (H)

02:14 PM BST

Jagiellonia

• Copenhagen (A)

• Molde (H)

• Olimpija (H)

• Mlada Boleslav (A)

• Petrocub (H)

• Celje (A)

02:13 PM BST

Petrocub

• Real Betis (H)

• Basaksehir (A)

• SK Rapid (H)

• Hearts (A)

• Jagiellonia (A)

• Pafos (H)

02:12 PM BST

Borac

• LASK (H)

• APOEL (A)

• Omonoia (H)

• Shamrock Rovers (A)

• Panathinaikos (H)

• Vikingur R. (A)

02:11 PM BST

TSC

• Gent (A)

• Legia Warsaw (H)

• Astana (A)

• Lugano (H)

• St. Gallen (A)

• Noah (H)

02:11 PM BST

Panathinaikos

• Chelsea (H)

• Djugarden (A)

• Helsinki (A)

• The New Saints (A)

• Borac (A)

• Dinamo-Minsk (H)

02:10 PM BST

St. Gallen

• Fiorentina (H)

• Heidenheim (A)

• Vitoria SC (H)

• Cercle Brugge (A)

• TSC (H)

• Larne (A)

02:09 PM BST

Lugano

• Gent (H)

• Legia Warsaw (A)

• Helsinki (H)

• Mlada Boleslav (A)

• TSC (A)

• Pafos (H)

02:08 PM BST

Mlada Boleslav

• Real Betis (H)

• Molde (A)

• Vitoria SC (A)

• Lugano (H)

• Jagiellonia (H)

• Noah (A)

02:08 PM BST

Hearts

• Copenhagen (A)

• Heidenheim (H)

• Omonoia (H)

• Cercle Brugge (A)

• Petrocub (H)

• Dinamo-Minsk (A)

02:07 PM BST

The New Saints

• Fiorentina (A)

• Djugarden (H)

• Astana (H)

• Shamrock Rovers (A)

• Panathinaikos (H)

• Celje (A)

02:05 PM BST

Shamrock Rovers

• Chelsea (A)

• APOEL (H)

• SK Rapid (A)

• The New Saints (H)

• Borac (H)

• Larne (A)

02:04 PM BST

Cercle Brugge

• LASK (A)

• Basaksehir (H)

• Olimpija (A)

• Hearts (H)

• St. Gallen (A)

• Vikingur R. (A)

02:03 PM BST

SK Rapid

• Copenhagen (H)

• Basaksehir (A)

• Omonoia (A)

• Shamrock Rovers (H)

• Petrocub (A)

• Noah (H)

02:02 PM BST

Vitoria SC

• Fiorentina (H)

• Djugarden (A)

• Astana (A)

• Mlada Boleslav (H)

• St. Gallen (A)

• Celje (H)

02:02 PM BST

Astana

• Chelsea (H)

• APOEL (A)

• Vitoria SC (H)

• The New Saints (A)

• TSC (H)

• Pafos (A)

02:01 PM BST

Omonoia

• Gent (A)

• Legia Warsaw (H)

• SK Rapid (H)

• Hearts (A)

• Borac (A)

• Vikingur R. (H)

02:00 PM BST

Olimpija Ljubljana

• LASK (A)

• Heidenheim (A)

• Helsinki (A)

• Cercle Brugge (H)

• Jagiellonia (A)

• Larne (H)

01:59 PM BST

Helsinki

• Real Betis (A)

• Molde (H)

• Olimpija (H)

• Lugano (A)

• Panathinaikos (A)

• Dinamo-Minsk (H)

01:58 PM BST

Heidenheim

• Chelsea (H)

• Basaksehir (A)

• Olimpija (H)

• Hearts (A)

• St. Gallen (H)

• Pafos (A)

01:57 PM BST

Molde

• Gent (A)

• APOEL (H)

• Helsinki (A)

• Mlada Boleslav (H)

• Jagiellonia (A)

• Larne (H)

01:57 PM BST

APOEL

• Fiorentina (H)

• Molde (A)

• Astana (H)

• Shamrock Rovers (A)

• Borac (H)

• Noah (A)

01:56 PM BST

Legia Warsaw

• Real Betis (H)

• Djugarden (A)

• Omonoia (A)

• Lugano (H)

• TSC (A)

• Dinamo-Minsk (H)

01:55 PM BST

Djugarden

• LASK (A)

• Legia Warsaw (H)

• Vitoria SC (H)

• The New Saints (A)

• Panathinaikos (H)

• VIkingur R. (A)

01:55 PM BST

Basaksehir

• Copenhagen (A)

• Heidenheim (H)

• SK Rapid (H)

• Cercle Brugge (A)

• Petrocub (H)

• Celje (A)

01:54 PM BST

LASK

• Fiorentina (A)

• Djugarden (H)

• Olimpija (A)

• Cercke Brugge (H)

• Borac (A)

• Vikingur R. (H)

01:52 PM BST

Real Betis

• Copenhagen (H)

• Legia Warsaw (A)

• Helsinki (H)

• Mlada Boleslav (A)

• Petrocub (A)

• Celje (H)

01:50 PM BST

Fiorentina

• Lask (H)

• Apoel (A)

• Vitoria SC (A)

• The New Saints (H)

• St. Gallen (A)

• Pafos (H)

01:50 PM BST

Copenhagen

• Real Betis  (A)

• Basaksehir (H)

• SK Rapid (A)

• Hearts (H)

• Jagiellonia (H)

• Minsk (A)

01:48 PM BST

Chelsea

• Gent (H)

• Heidenheim (A)

• Astana (A)

• Shamrock Rovers (H)

• Panathinaikos (A)

• Noah (H)

01:47 PM BST

KAA Gent

• Chelsea (A)

• Molde (H)

• Omonoia (H)

• Lugano (A)

• TSC (H)

• Larne (A)

01:45 PM BST

Here comes the draw

36 teams, 6 pots, instant computer-generated fixtures. Here we go.

01:41 PM BST

Karembeu and Zewlakow are our special guests

Former French international Christian Karembeu comes up to the stage to help with the draw. He made 68 appearances for the reigning champions, Olympiacos.

Michal Zewlakow, another Olympiacos alumnus, has joined them. The final is due to be played in Wroclaw in his native Poland.

01:35 PM BST

Conference League draw gets started

Our second draw of the night is underway in Monaco. The fourth edition of the UEFA Conference League draw.

A reminder that Chelsea are in Pot One, so we should know right off the bat who they’ll be up against this year.

But before that, we’re taken back to the drama of last years’ campaign, where Olympiacos triumphed, having bested Aston Villa in the semi-final.

01:30 PM BST

Postecoglou returns to Scotland

The Tottenham Hotspur manager will be making a familiar journey back up to the Ibrox Stadium, the sight of many clashes between the Scottish giants and his former club Celtic.

He’ll be heading there with a decent track record against Rangers: 11 games, 6 wins, 2 draws, 3 defeats.

01:24 PM BST

Dan Ashworth reacts to Man Utd draw

01:16 PM BST

UEFA Conference League draw up next

The next draw will get started in about 15 minutes. This one will work ever so slightly differently as the 36 teams have been split into six pots instead of four.

Here is a look at those pots:

Pot One: Chelsea, Copenhagen, Gent, Fiorentina, LASK, Real Betis.

Pot Two: Istanbul Basaksehir, Molde, Legia Warsaw, Heidenheim, Djurgarden, APOEL Nicosia.

Pot Three: Rapid Vienna, Omonia Nicosia, HJK Helsinki, Vitoria, Astana, Olimpija Ljubljana.

Pot Four: Cercle Brugge, Shamrock Rovers, The New Saints, Lugano, Mlada Boleslav, Hearts.

Pot Five: Petrocub, St Gallen, Panathinaikos, TSC Backa Topola, Borac Banja Luka, Jagiellonia.

Pot Six: Celje, Larne, Dinamo Minsk, Pafos, Vikingur Reykjavik, Noah.

01:13 PM BST

The fourth and final Pot

01:12 PM BST

A closer look at Pot Three

01:11 PM BST

And the same for Pot Two

01:11 PM BST

Finalised fixtures for Pot One

01:09 PM BST

More button-pushing than whirling balls at the Grimaldi Forum

01:06 PM BST

When will we get the fixture dates?

Of course, solid dates are absent from these fixture lists. We’ll get all of that information on Saturday August 31.

We do already know when each matchday will fall, however:

• Matchday 1: September 25/26

• Matchday 2: October 3

• Matchday 3: October 24

• Matchday 4: November 7

• Matchday 5: November 28

• Matchday 6: December 12

• Matchday 7: January 23, 2025

• Matchday 8: January 30, 2025

• Knockout round play-offs: February 13 & 20, 2025

• Round of 16: March 6 & 13, 2025

• Quarter-finals: April 10 & 17, 2025

• Semi-finals: May 1 & 8, 2025

• Final: May 21, 2025 (Estadio de San Mames, Bilbao, Spain)

01:03 PM BST

That concludes the draw

There we have it. A much speedier affair than usual thanks to the button that instantly generates the fixtures.

Manchester United have been handed a reunion with Jose Mourinho as they go away to his Turkish Super Lig club, Fenerbahce.

Spurs will face their toughest tests against Rangers and Roma.

And Rangers will have to play both of the above.

12:59 PM BST

Elfsborg

• Roma (H)

• Spurs (A)

• Braga (H)

• Alkmaar (A)

• Qarabag (H)

• Galatasaray (A)

• Nice (H)

• Athletic Bilbao (A)

12:59 PM BST

RFS

• Ajax (H)

• Frankfurt (A)

• PAOK (H)

• Tel-Aviv (A)

• Galatasaray (H)

• Kyiv (A)

• Anderlecht (H)

• FCSB (A)

12:58 PM BST

FCSB

• Man Utd (H)

• Rangers (A)

• Olympiacos (H)

• PAOK (A)

• Midtjylland (H)

• Qarabag (A)

• RFS (H)

• Hoffenheim (A)

12:57 PM BST

Besiktas

• Frankfurt (H)

• Ajax (A)

• Tel-Aviv (H)

• Lyon (A)

• Malmo (H)

• Bodo/Glimt (A)

• Athletic Bilbao (H)

• Twente (A)

12:56 PM BST

Twente

• Lazio (H)

• Man Utd (A)

• Fenerbahce (H)

• Olympiacos (A)

• Union SG (H)

• Malmo (A)

• Besiktas (H)

• Nice (A)

12:56 PM BST

Anderlecht

• Porto (H)

• Slavia Prague (A)

• Ferencvaros (H)

• Real Sociedad (A)

• Ludogorets (H)

• Viktoria Plzen (A)

• Hoffenheim (H)

• RFS (A)

12:55 PM BST

Nice

• Rangers (H)

• Lazio (A)

• Real Sociedad (H)

• Ferencvaros (A)

• Bodo/Glimt (H)

• Union SG (A)

• Twente (H)

• Elfsborg (A)

12:54 PM BST

Hoffenheim

• Spurs (H)

• Porto (A)

• Lyon (H)

• Braga (A)

• Kyiv (H)

• Midtjylland (A)

• FCSB (H)

• Anderlecht (A)

12:53 PM BST

Athletic Bilbao

• Slavia Prague (H)

• Roma (A)

• Alkmaar (H)

• Fenerbahce (A)

• Viktoria Plzen (H)

• Ludogorets (A)

• Elfborg (H)

• Besiktas (A)

12:53 PM BST

Malmo

• Rangers (H)

• Slavia Prague (A)

• Olympiacos (H)

• Ferencvaros (A)

• Galatasaray (H)

• Qarabag (A)

• Twente (H)

• Besiktas (A)

12:51 PM BST

Midtjylland

• Frankfurt (H)

• Porto (A)

• Fenerbahce (H)

• M. Tel-Aviv (A)

• Union SG (H)

• Ludogorets (A)

• Hoffenheim (H)

• FCSB (A)

12:50 PM BST

Ludogorets

• Slavia Prague (H)

• Lazio (A)

• Alkmaar (H)

• Lyon (A)

• Midtjylland (H)

• Viktoria Plzen (A)

• Athletic Bilbao (H)

• Anderlecht (A)

12:49 PM BST

Dynamo Kyiv

• Lazio (H)

• Roma (A)

• Ferencvaros (H)

• Real Sociedad (A)

• Viktoria Plzen (H)

• Glatasaray (A)

• RFS (H)

• Hoffenheim (A)

12:48 PM BST

Union SG

• Roma (H)

• Rangers (A)

• Braga (H)

• Fenerbahce (A)

• Bodo/Glimt (H)

• Midjylland (A)

• Nice (H)

• Twente (A)

12:47 PM BST

Bodo/Glimt

• Porto (H)

• Man Utd (A)

• Tel-Aviv (H)

• Braga (A)

• Qarabag (H)

• Union SG (A)

• Besiktas (H)

12:46 PM BST

Viktoria Plzen

• Man Utd (H)

• Frankfurt (A)

• Real Sociedad (H)

• PAOK (A)

• Ludogorets (H)

• Kyiv (A)

• Anderlecht (H)

• Athletic Bilbao (A)

12:46 PM BST

Galatasaray

• Spurs (H)

• Ajax (A)

• PAOK (H)

• Alkmaar (A)

• Kyiv (H)

• Malmo (A)

• Elfsborg (H)

• RFS (A)

12:45 PM BST

Qarabag

• Ajax (H)

• Spurs (A)

• Lyon (H)

• Olympiacos (A)

• Malo (H)

• Bodo/Glimt (A)

• FCSB (H)

• Elfsborg (A)

12:44 PM BST

Ferencvaros

• Spurs (H)

• Frankfurt (A)

• Alkmaar (H)

• PAOK (A)

• Malmo (H)

• Kyiv (A)

• Nice (H)

• Anderlecht (A)

12:43 PM BST

M. Tel-Aviv

• Porto (H)

• Ajax (A)

• Real Sociedad (H)

• Braga (A)

• Midtjylland (H)

• Bodo/Glimt (A)

• RFS (H)

• Besiktas (A)

12:42 PM BST

Fenerbahce

• Man Utd (H)

• Slavia Prague (A)

• Lyon (H)

• Alkmaar (A)

• Union SG (H)

• Midtjylland (A)

• Athletic Bilbao (H)

• Twente (A)

12:41 PM BST

PAOK

• Slavia Prague (H)

• Man Utd (A)

• Ferencvaros (H)

• Real Sociedad (A)

• Viktoria Plzen (H)

• Galatasaraay (A)

• FCSB (H)

• RFS (A)

12:41 PM BST

Lyon

• Frankfurt (H)

• Rangers (A)

• Olympiacos (H)

• Fenerbache (A)

• Ludogorets (H)

• Qarabag (A)

• Besiktas (H)

• Hoffenheim (A)

12:40 PM BST

Olympiacos

• Rangers (H)

• Porto (A)

• Braga (H)

• Lyon (A)

• Qarabag (H)

• Malmo (A)

• Twente (H)

• FCSB (A)

12:39 PM BST

Braga

• Lazio (H)

• Roma (A)

• Tel-Aviv (H)

• Olympiacos (A)

• Bodo/Glimt (H)

• Union SG (A)

• Hoffenheim (H)

• Elfsborg (A)

12:38 PM BST

AZ Alkmaar

• Roma (H)

• Spurs (A)

• Fenerbache (H)

• Ferencvaros (A)

• Galatasaraay (H)

• Ludogorets (A)

• Elfsborg (H)

• Athletic Bilbao (A)

12:37 PM BST

Real Sociedad

• Ajax (H)

• Lazio (A)

• PAOK (H)

• Tel-Aviv (A)

• Kyiv (H)

• Viktoria Plzen (A)

• Anderlecht (H)

• Nice (A)

12:34 PM BST

Slavia Prague

• Ajax (H)

• Frankfurt (A)

• Fenerbache (H)

• PAOK (A)

• Malmo (H)

• Ludogorets (A)

• Anderlecht (H)

• Athletic Club (A)

12:34 PM BST

Lazio

• Porto (H)

• Ajax (A)

• Real Sociedad (H)

• Braga (A)

• Ludogorets (H)

• Kyiv (A)

• Nice (H)

• Twente (A)

12:33 PM BST

Ajax

• Lazio (H)

• Slavia Prague (A)

• Macabi Tel-Aviv (H)

• Real Sociedad (A)

• Galatasaray (H)

• Qarabag (A)

• Besiktas (H)

• RFS (A)

12:32 PM BST

Porto

• Manchester United (H)

• Lazio (A)

• Olympiacos (H)

• Macabi Tel-Aviv (A)

• Midtjylland (H)

• Bodo/Glimt (A)

• Hoffemheim (H)

• Anderlecht (A)

12:30 PM BST

Frankfurt

• Slavia Prague (H)

• Roma (A)

• Ferencvaros (H)

• Lyon (A)

• Victoria Plzen (H)

• Midtjylland (A)

• RFS (H)

• Besiktas (A)

12:29 PM BST

Roma’s UEL fixtures

• Frankfurt (H)

• Tottenham (A)

• Braga (H)

• AZ Alkmaar (A)

• Kyiv (H)

• Union Saint-Gilloise (A)

• Athletic Club (H)

• Elfsborg (A)

12:24 PM BST

Tottenham Hotspurs’ Europa League fixtures

• Roma (H)

• Rangers (A)

• AZ Alkmaar (H)

• Ferencvaros (A)

• Qarabag (H)

• Galatasaraay (A)

• Elfsborg (H)

• Hoffenheim (A)

12:23 PM BST

Manchester United’s draw

• Rangers (H)

• Porto (A)

• PAOK (H)

• Fenerbache (A)

• Bodo (H)

• Viktoria Plzen (A)

• FC Twente (H)

• FCSB (A)

12:18 PM BST

Rangers first club drawn

Rangers are the first club out of the pot.

A button is pressed to reveal these fixtures:

• Spurs (H)

• Man Utd (A)

• Lyon (H)

• Olympiacos (A)

• Union SG (H)

• Malmo (A)

• FCSB (H)

• OGC Nice (A)

12:17 PM BST

Man Utd, Rangers and Spurs coming up in Pot One

And we’re off.

12:16 PM BST

A few minutes to go

While they review the very dull technical procedures of this new-look draw, which has just been described as a system that will bring us a ‘more dynamic’ and ‘competitive’ tournament this year.

Here’s a reminder of the pots, we’ll start with Pot One.

12:12 PM BST

A final in Bilbao

Former Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz is the next to head up onto the stage. He is here to sing the praises of the city, which is hosting the final.

12:08 PM BST

Atalanta legend Stromberg is the first guest out

And here’s our first guest. Atalanta legend Glenn Stromberg trots out with the gigantic Europa League trophy.

The Swede moved to the club in 1984 after netting three goals for Sweden against Italy at that year’s Euros. All was resolved and he ended up playing 219 times for Atalanta, scoring 18 times.

12:04 PM BST

We’re underway in Monaco

We start with a look back at last season’s Europa League, where Atalanta triumphed. We’ll shortly be introduced to the special guests and the pomp will get into full swing.

12:00 PM BST

Will changes make Europa League more exciting?

More of a revolution than a revamp. From this season, the competition will adopt the ‘Swiss Model’. There will be one league of 36 teams. Each team will be drawn to play eight matches against different opponents, half at home and half away.

Uefa will trot out the usual line about evolving the competition. But the bottom line is that there are four more teams in the group stages and each club gets two more games. More TV broadcasting money, more gate receipts and more supporters travelling across the continent.

The format does allow for more big-hitters playing each other in the new league-style group stage. But the top eight will automatically qualify for the round of 16, so they could secure a place early and then rest big players for important matches at the weekend. Those finishing between ninth and 24th go into two-legged play-offs. So every place counts. But if a team cannot finish in the top eight, does it matter too much who they face in the play-offs? The battle for 24th will be exciting.

11:55 AM BST

UEFA’s big three on display in Monaco

11:42 AM BST

Chelsea scrape into Conference League despite loss to Servette

Chelsea are featuring in today’s Conference League draw despite making hard work of a messy loss away to Servette in Geneva.

Christopher Nkunku put Chelsea ahead from a penalty after 14 minutes, as he had in the first leg and everything seemed set fair for a straightforward passage into the next phase.

But Servette striker Jeremy Guillemenot levelled against the run of play before the interval, and substitute Enzo Crivelli headed the hosts in front on the night after 72 minutes. Chelsea had chances to settle their nerves, but in the end they were relieved to hear the final whistle.

11:36 AM BST

1999 winner Gigi Buffon returns for the Europa draw

11:34 AM BST

The four Europa League pots confirmed

Pot One: AS Roma, Manchester United, Porto, Ajax, Rangers, Eintracht Frankfurt, Lazio, Tottenham, Slavia Prague.

Pot Two: Real Sociedad, AZ Alkmaar, Braga, Olympiakos, Lyon, PAOK, Fenerbahce, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Ferencvaros.

Pot Three: Qarabag, Galatasaray, Viktoria Plzen, Bodo/Glimt, Union SG, Dynamo Kyiv, Ludogorets, Midtjylland, Malmo.

Pot Four: Athletic Club, Hoffenheim, Nice, Anderlecht, Twente, Besiktas, FK RFS, Steaua Bucharest, Elfsborg.

11:26 AM BST

Europa and Conference league in revamped Swiss-style ‘draw’

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the Europa league and UEFA Conference League phase draws. Man Utd, Spurs and Rangers will feature in the former, which gets underway at midday. Chelsea and Hearts are among those involved in the latter, taking place just after at around 1.30pm.

In the new ‘Swiss model format’, the Europa League has been expanded to 36 teams, all of the clubs will compete against each other in one big league table rather than eight groups of four. Each team will play eight matches against eight different opponents, four at home and four away, with two opponents drawn from each of the four pots.

In the Conference League though, each side will face six different teams (three home games, three away) as the boosted 36 teams have been split into six pot.

In both tournaments, the top eight in the league qualify automatically for the knockout stages, while the teams finishing in ninth to 24th place will compete in a two-legged play-off to secure a place in the last 16.

As was the case with yesterday’s Champions League draw, the new system simply involves too many multiples and permutations to be done manually using bowls full of Uefa-branded, star-spangled plastic balls.

Instead, each of 36 teams will have one ball in the bowl. Each of the Pot One teams will be drawn out first, before their fixtures are spat out by a supercomputer. These will be displayed on a screen for the audience to see. With the teams in Pot Two already aware of their Pot One opponents, they will be drawn out of the bowl and their remaining six fixtures revealed. And so on, through to the last Pot.