The UEFA Europa League 2024-25 draw has been made with the league phase throwing up a return for Jose Mourinho as Fenerbahce boss. The Red Devils have also landed on UEFA Champions League regulars FC Porto with both of those testing fixtures due to be played away from home.
Elsewhere, two of Mourinho’s former clubs — AS Roma and Tottenham Hotspur — drew each other with the Italians also getting recent winners Eintracht Frankfurt. Spurs got Rangers and Galatasaray away in tricky games for Ange Postecoglou’s men while the Scottish giants received arguably the toughest draw with United, Olympique Lyonnais and defending UEFA Conference League champions Olympiacos in the mix.
The current titleholders were in Pot Two and also got Porto, Braga, Lyon and Twente as the Greeks prepare to chase a Europa League title after their Conference triumph. As for Mourinho, his Fenerbahce side will travel to face Slavia Praha, AZ and Twente while hosting United, Lyon and Union SG as well as Athletic Club.
Select top seed draws
Manchester United: Rangers home, Porto away, PAOK home, Fenerbahce away, Bodo/Glimt home, Viktoria Plzen away, Twente home and FCSB away.
AS Roma: Eintracht Frankfurt home, Tottenham Hotspur away, Braga home, AZ away, Dynamo Kyiv home, Union SG away, Athletic Club home and Elfsborg away.
Tottenham Hotspur: Roma home, Rangers away, AZ home, Ferencvaros away, Qarabag home, Galatasaray away, Elfsborg home and Hoffenheim away.
AFC Ajax: Lazio home, Slavia Praha away, Maccabi Tel Aviv home, Real Sociedad away, Galatasaray home, Qarabag away, Besiktas home and FC RFS away.
Rangers: Tottenham Hotspur home, Manchester United away, Lyon home, Olympiacos away, Union SG home, Malmo away, FCSB home and Nice away.
Select Pot 2 draws
Real Sociedad: Ajax home, Lazio away, PAOK home, Maccab Tel Aviv away, Dynamo Kyiv home, Viktoria Plzen away, Anderlecht home and Nice away.
Olympique Lyonnais: Frankfurt home, Rangers away, Olympiacos home, Fenerbahce away, Ludogorets home, Qarabag away, Besiktas home and Hoffenheim away.
Fenerbahce: United home, Slavia away, Lyon home, AZ away, Union home, Midtjylland away, Athletic Club home and Twente away.
Olympiacos: Rangers home, Porto away, Braga home, Lyon away, Qarabag home, Malmo away, Twente home and FCSB away.
