Villarreal & La Real get EL opponents

Villarreal will place Kazakhstan side FC Astana in the Europa League play-offs while Real Sociedad meet Russia’s FC Krasnodar.

The draw was conducted at UEFA headquarters in Nyon shortly after the Champions League draw pitted Athletic Bilbao against Napoli.

Sevilla enter the Europa League at the group stage as holders while Real Sociedad beat Aberdeen in the prior round to reach the last play-off stage.

The Europa League ties will be played on August 21 and August 28.

Europa League Play-off round draw

Sarajevo-Monchengladbach

Astana-Villarreal

Zwolle-Sparta Prague

Asteras-M. Tel-Aviv

Dnipro-Hajduk Split

Qarabag-Twente

HJK-Rapid Wien

Zimbru-PAOK

Omonia-Dinamo Moscow

Lyon-Astra

Neftci-Partizan

Elfsborg-Rio Ave

Karabukspor-St-Etienne

Panathinaikos-Midtjylland

Grasshoppers-Club Brugge

Rijeka-Sheriff

Apollon-Lokomotiv Moscow

Young Boys-Debrecen

Spartak Trnava-Zurich

AEL-Tottenham

Dinamo Minsk-Nacional

Petrolul-Dinamo Zagreb

Trabzonspor-Rostov

RNK Split-Torino

Aktobe-Legia

Lokeren-Hull

Ruch-Metalist

PSV-Shakhtyor

Stjarnan-Inter

Feyenoord-Zorya

Real Sociedad-Krasnodar

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