UEFA changed the Champions League, and it did the same with its other two competitions, so in the same way as in the elite, clubs in the Europa League and the Conference League will also fight for the cup...
At the same place, with the same draw method, today in the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo, the pairings were determined, and it is immediately clear that the Europa League will also bring several spectacular duels, as well as interesting rivals for the Montenegrin players who fought for the group stage of this competition ...
So the balls and Uefa software connected Karabagh and FSCB, so Marko Vešović and Marko Janković on one side and Risto Radunović on the other will collide in Baku.
Our guard in the former Steaua jersey will also have the opportunity to play against the biggest name in the Europa League this season, the English giant Manchester United, and duels with Rangers, Olympiakos, PAOK, Mitjiland, Latvian RFS and Hoffenheim await him.
Karabagh will also play against great and strong teams, such as Ajax, Tottenham, Lyon, but also Malmo, whose colors are defended by Sead Hakšabanović, who has not worn the Montenegro jersey lately.
"We got rivals from the 'league five', but also those with whom we will meet for the first time, and I think that in the new format every team has a chance, because there is not a big difference between them - they are all serious clubs. We want our fans to enjoy themselves in the games of Karabagh," said Gurban Gurbanov, the coach of the champions of Azerbaijan.
Adam Marušić will also represent our country in the second-highest competition in Europe, and it seems that Lazio and he got rivals with whom they should collect enough points to place among the top eight in the table.
Of course, there will be derbies like with Ajax, Porto and Sociedad, as well as Braga, Ludogorets, Dynamo Kyiv, Nice and Twente.
United against Rangers and Mourinho
When it comes to the derbies of the first phase, Manchester United has to play against the rivals from the Island, Rangers, but also against their former coach Jose Mourinho, who now leads Fenerbahce, as well as against Porto.
Roma will play Athletic Bilbao and Tottenham, with the north London club another Premier League rival for Glasgow Rangers.
Vukčević against Eraković
In the competition in which three Montenegrin teams played a notable role in the qualifiers this summer, the representatives of our country will be Marko Vukčević in the Borca jersey from Banja Luka and Novica Eraković with Omonia.
The champion of Bosnia and Herzegovina was one step away from the Europa League, but after the disastrous penalties against Ferencvroš, they had to settle for a weaker UEFA competition.
Of course, the Conference League is also a great success for the club from Vrbas, and after the draw it is clear that Borac can dream of further placement, as they will play against Austrian LASK, Shamrock, Panathinaikos, Icelandic Vikingur and Cypriot APOEL and Omonia.
And Omonia's colors are defended by the returnee to the Montenegrin national team, Novica Eraković - apart from Borca, the rivals of the club from Nicosia will also be Gent, Legija, Rapid, Harts and Vikingur.
The Conference League has several big names, so Chelsea will play against Gent, Heidenheim, Astana, Shamrock, Panathinaikos and Noah, Fiorentina will face LASK, APEOL, Vitoria, TNS, St. Gallen and Paphos, while Betis' rivals are Copenhagen, Legia, Helsinki , Mlada Boleslav, Petrokub and Celje.
EUROPEAN LEAGUE PAIRS
Roma: Ajntracht Frankfurt (D), Tottenham, Braga (D), AZ Alkmar, Dinamo Kyiv (D), Union Sen Žiloaz, Athletic Bilbao (D), Elfsborg
MANČESTER JUNATED: Rangers (D), Porto, PAOK (D), Fenerbahce, Bode (D), Viktorija Plzenj, Twente (D), FCSB
OPORTO: Manchester United (D), Lazio, Olympiakos (D), Maccabi Tel Aviv, Midtjylland (D), Bode, Hoffenheim (D), Anderlecht
FOR THE TIME: Lazio (D), Slavia Prague, Maccabi Tel Aviv (D), Real Sociedad, Galatasaray (D), Karabagh, Besiktas (D), RFS Riga
RANGER: Tottenham (D), Manchester United, Olympique Lyonnais (D), Olympiakos, Union Saint-Giloise (D), Malmo, FCSB (D), Nice.
AJNTRAHT F: Slavia Prague (D), Roma, Ferencvaros (D), Olympique Lyon, Viktoria Plzen (D), Midtjiland, RFS Riga (D), Besiktas
STRAIGHT: Porto (D), Ajax, Real Sosijedad (D), Braga, Ludogorec (D), Dinamo Kiev, Nice (D), Tvente
TOTTENHAM: Roma (D), Rangers, AZ Alkmar (D), Ferencvaroš, Karabag (D), Galatasaray, Elfsborg (D), Hoffenheim
SLAVIJA P: Ajax (D), Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahce (D), PAOK, Malmo (D), Ludogorets, Anderlecht (D), Athletic Bilbao
NEIGHBOR: Ajax (D), Lacio, PAOK (D), Maccabi Tel Aviv, Dinamo Kyiv (D), Viktoria Plzenj, Anderlecht (D), Nice
THE ALKMAR: Roma (D), Tottenham, Fenerbahce (D), Ferencvaros, Galatasaray (D), Ludogorets, Elfsborg (D), Athletic Bilbao
BRAGA: Lazio (D), Roma, Maccabi Tel Aviv (D), Olimpijacos, Bode (D), Union Sen Žiloaz, Hoffenheim (D), Elfborg
OLYMPIAKOS: Rangers (D), Porto, Braga (D), Olympique Lyon, Karabag (D), Malmo, Tvente (D), FCSB
LION: Eintracht Frankfurt (D), Rangers, Olympiakos (D), Fenerbahce, Ludogorets (D), Qarabag, Besiktas (D), Hoffenheim
PAOK: Slavia Prague (D), Manchester United, Ferencvaros (D), Real Sociedad, Viktoria Plzeň (D), Galatasaray, FCSB (D), RFS Riga
in FENERBAHC: Manchester United (D), Slavija Prague, Olimpik Lyon (D), AZ Alkmar, Union Sen Žiloaz (D), Midjialand, Athletic Bilbao (D), Twente
MAKABI TA: Porto (D), Ajax, Real Sosijedad (D), Braga, Midtjylland (D), Bode, RFS Riga (D), Bešiktaš
FERENCVAROŠ: Tottenham (D), Ajntracht Frankfurt, AZ Alkmar (D), PAOK, Malmo (D), Dinamo Kiev, Nice (D), Anderlecht
KARABAG: Ajax (D), Tottenham, Olimpico Lyon(D), Olimpijakos, Malmo (D), Bode, FCSB (D), Elfsborg
GALATASARAJ: Tottenham (D), Ajax, PAOK (D), AZ Alkmar, Dinamo Kiev (D), Malmo, Elfsborg (D), RFS Riga
V. PLZENJ: Manchester United (D), Eintracht Frankfurt, Real Sociedad (D), PAOK, Ludogorets (D), Dynamo Kyiv, Anderlecht (D), Atltik Bilbao
FLOOR: Porto (D), Manchester United, Maccabi Tel Aviv (D), Braga, Qarabag (D), Union Saint Gilois, Besiktas (D), Nice
UNION SEN ZHILOAZ: Roma (D), Rangers, Braga (D), Fenerbahce, Bode (D), Midjiland, Nice (D), Twente
DYNAMO K: Lazio (D), Roma, Ferencvaros (D), Real Sociedad, Viktoria Plzen (D), Galatasaray, RFS Riga (D), Hoffenheim
LUDOGOREC: Slavia Prague (D), Lazio, AZ Alkmaer (D), Olympique Lyonnais, Midtjylland (D), Viktoria Plzen, Athletic Bilbao (D), Anderlecht
MITJILAND: Ajntracht Ffrankfurt (D), Porto, Fenerbahce (D), Maccabi Tel Aviv, Union Sen Žiloaz (D), Ludogorec, Hoffenheim (D), FCSB
MALME: Rangers (D), Slavia Prague, Olympiakos (D), Ferencvaros (D), Galatasaray (D), Qarabag, Twente (D), Besiktas
FROM ATLATI TO BILBAO: Slavija Prague (D), Rome, AZ Alkmar (D), Fenerbahce, Victoria Plzenj (D), Ludogorec, Elfsborg (D), Bešiktaš
HOFFENHEIM: Tottenham (D), Porto, Olympique Lyon (D), Braga, Dinamo Kiev (D), Midtjylland, FCSB (D), Anderleht
NICA: Rangers (D), Lacio, Real Sosijedad (D), Ferencvaroš, Bode (D), Union Sen Žiloaz, Twente (D), Elsfborg
ANDERLECHT: Porto (D), Slavia Prague, Ferencvaros (D), Real Sociedad, Ludogorets (D), Viktoria Plzeň, Hoffenheim (D), RFS Riga
TWENTE: Lazio (D), Manchester United, Fenerbahce (D), Olympiakos, Union Saint-Giloise (D), Malmo, Besiktas (D), Nice
BESIKTAS: Ajntraht Frankfurt (D), Ajaks, Makabi Tel Aviv (D), Olimpik Lion, Malme (D), Bode, Atletik Bilbao (D), Tvente
FCSB: Manchester United (D), Rangers, Olympiakos (D), PAOK, Midtjylland (D), Qarabag, RFS Riga (D), Hoffenheim
RFS RIGA: Ajax (D), Ajntracht Frankfurt, PAOK (D), Maccabi Tel Aviv, Galatasaray (D), Dinamo Kiev, Anderleht (D), FCSB
ELFSBORG: Roma (D), Tottenham, Braga (D), AZ Alkmar, Karabag (D), Galatasaray, Nice (D), Athletic Bilbao
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