Europa League Draw: Arsenal to to play Sporting while Chelsea meet PAOK Salonika

Seven-times European champions AC Milan, who won an appeal against a decision to kick them out of the competition for breaking UEFA’s break even rule, will meet Olympiakos, Real Betis and surprise package FC Dudelange from Luxemburg in the group stage of the Europa League following Friday's draw.

Milan, who last season reached the round of 16, were placed in Group F, having won an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to allow them to take part.

Bundesliga side RB Leipzig and Austrian outfit Salzburg, both closely identified with the Red Bull energy drink brand, will meet for the first time in competitive matches after being drawn in same group.

Leipzig and Salzburg were paired in Group B of Europe’s second-string club competition alongside Scottish champions Celtic and Norwegian side Trondheim.

English Premier league side Arsenal who reached the semi-finals of Europe's second-tier competition last season, were handed a logistical challenge when they were pitted against Ukraine's Vorskla Poltava, Qarabag of Azerbaijan and Portugal's Sporting in Group E.

Chelsea will also have some travelling to do after they drew Belarus side BATE Borisov, Hungarians Vidi and Greek side PAOK in Group L.