It’s simple to overlook another event on the calendar this Friday, the Europa League group stage draw, with all the commotion surrounding Deadline Day.
For the first time since 2015/16, Liverpool will compete in Europe’s second-tier club tournament. While, let’s face it, nobody really wants to be here, there is a great potential that Liverpool may win a trophy this year.
The 2023–24 Europa League (or UEFA Cup, in its former incarnation) final will be played in Dublin, which is just across the Irish Sea from where the Reds will have the chance to win it for a fourth time.
As their European campaign gets underway this Friday, Jurgen Klopp’s club will learn their group stage opponents and enter the draw as one of the teams to avoid for all other rivals.
The draw’s essential information is provided below.
THE EUROPA LEAGUE DRAW IS WHEN?
On Friday, September 1 at 12:00 BST/13:00 CET in Monaco, the draw will be conducted.
UEFA.com will stream the match live, and TNT Sports will cover it in the UK.
Liverpool enters the Europa League this season with the highest UEFA coefficient of any competing team, which is maybe not surprising given their Champions League history. This statistic evaluates teams based on recent performances.
The Reds are therefore assured that they will enter Friday’s draw in Pot 1 as a result.
Liverpool is unquestionably in the top group, but the 32 clubs’ actual seedings won’t be known until after the final qualifying rounds are finished on August 31.
