The Europa League draw is currently taking place this morning, and Tottenham Hotspur know their opponents in the League Stage of the competition.
Here are Spurs’ opponents, with fixture dates yet to be determined.
- AS Roma (H)
- Rangers (A)
- AZ Alkmaar (H)
- Ferencváros (A)
- Qarabag (H)
- Galatasaray (A)
- Elfsborg (H)
- Hoffenheim (A)
So there are some tasty matchups in there, and it’s certainly not the easiest of draws for Spurs. A home match against Roma is going to be fun as hell, and quite possibly Spurs’ toughest match in this league draw. An away trip to Ibrox to face Rangers may not be especially tricky, but the atmosphere will be AMAZING. Spurs will face off against their youth academy graduate Troy Parrott as they host AZ, but face tricky away ties in Hungary (Ferencváros) and Turkey (Galatasaray), plus a trip to Germany to face Hoffenheim.
But there more #narrative opponents that Spurs avoided — particularly a match against Jose Mourinho and Fenerbahce, or against Tanguy Ndombele’s new club Lyon.
But it’s hard to say that this is an easy draw. In fact, it’s a pretty tricky one. By coefficient, Spurs drew the top team from Pot 1, the second best from Pot 2, and the top two from Pot 3. In the old group stage terms, you might consider this a “Group of Death.”
Wow. Put your thoughts on Spurs’ draw in the comments.
UPDATE: You can view the full draw results on UEFA’s website.
