Man Utd, Tottenham and Rangers fixtures have been confirmed

UEFA has announced the schedule for this season’s Europa League league stage.

As with the Champions League and Conference League, the Europa League has been reformed for the 2024/25 campaign.

Instead of 32 teams competing in a group stage of eight groups, 36 teams will face eight allocated opponents and compete together in a combined league table. The top eight teams face each other in the knockout rounds, while the ninth to 24th place move on to the play-off round.

Among the favorites to make it to the end of this year are Premier League duo Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, while Scottish Rangers will also fancy their chances of being among the Premier League giants can

Here are their schedules for the upcoming European campaign.

Man Utd have received a mixed draw to start their journey for a second Europa League title

They will start their campaign against Twente at Old Trafford before facing two away games in a row. The first comes at Porto and then travel to Turkey to face Fenerbahce, who are now managed by former manager Jose Mourinho.

The Red Devils then enjoy back-to-back home ties with PAOK and Bodo/Glimt, while their final European trip of 2024 comes to Viktoria Plzen.

In January 2025, Man Utd will host Rangers and then close the league stage at Romanian side FCSB.

Two-time winners of the Europa League Tottenham return to continental action this season and kick off their trip at home to Azerbaijan champions Qarabag – Son Heung-min scored his first goal against Spurs in 2015.

Unlike Man Utd, Tottenham will not have to play back-to-back away games in the league stage. Their first game on the road comes at Ferencvaros.

Ange Postecoglou’s side return home to play AZ Alkmaar and then return to their travels to face Galatasaray in the toughest test of the tournament.

It doesn’t get much easier from here with a home game against AS Roma followed by a trip to Glasgow to face Rangers.

Tottenham’s final games of the league stage come at Hoffenheim and at home to foreigners Elfsborg.

Rangers have no work to do if they are to repeat their 2021/22 heroics and reach the Europa League final.

The first game is an away draw with Malmo, although they then face Lyon and FCSB in successive home games. This will be followed by tricky trips to Olympiacos and Nice.

As you may have gathered, rangers will face UK opposition in back-to-back games, hosting Tottenham in December and heading to Man Utd a month later.

The Gers’ final game of the league stage comes at home to Union Saint-Gilloise, who they knocked out on their way to the 2022/23 Champions League group stage.

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