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Arsenal draw Cologne in Europa League group; Everton face Lyon
English Premier League side, Arsenal, have been drawn in the same group as Bundesliga side, Cologne in the 2017-18 Europa League group stage.
They are joined by BATE Borisov and Red Star Belgrade in group H of the draw that was done in Monaco on Friday.
The other Premier League side in the continental second-tier competition, Everton, will compete in the same group as Ligue 1 giants, Lyon, alongside Atalanta and Apollon Limassol.
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Serie A giants AC Milan drew Austria Vienna, NK Rijeka and AEK Athens in group D.
Here is the full draw:
Group A: Villarreal, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Astana, Slavia Prague
Group B: Dynamo Kiev, Young Boys, Partizan Belgrade, Skenderbeu
Group C: Braga, Ludogorets, Hoffenheim, Istanbul Basaksehir
Group D: AC Milan, Austria Vienna, NK Rijeka, AEK Athens
Group E: Lyon, Everton, Atalanta, Apollon Limassol
Group F: FC Copenhagen, Lokomotiv Moscow, Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Zlin
Group G: Viktoria Plzen, Steaua Bucharest, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, FC Lugano
Group H: Arsenal, BATE Borisov, Cologne, Red Star Belgrade
Group I: Salzburg, Marseille, Vitoria Guimaraes, Konyaspor
Group J: Athletic Bilbao, Hertha Berlin, Zorya Luhansk, Ostersunds
Group K: Lazio, Nice, Zulte Waregem, Vitesse Arnhem.
Group L: Zenit, Real Sociedad, Rosenborg, Vardar Skopje
The Europa League group stage begins on September 14, 2017.
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