The Europa League group stage is set to return for what is expected to be another exciting season, with some of the most of historic teams from across the continent involved.
Manchester United and Arsenal missed out on the Champions League places and will compete for Europe's second prize. Both will see it as a realistic option to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Jose Mourinho's Roma will also fancy their chances following their success in the inaugural Europa Conference League last season.
There will also be Champions League sides dropping down for the knockout stages to contend with.
Sportsmail provides you with everything you need to know for the Europa League draw including date, time and TV channel.
When is the Europa League draw?
The 2022-23 UEFA Europa League group-stage draw will take place on Friday 26th August in Istanbul, Turkey. It will be live from 12pm GMT.
How can I watch it?
The draw will be broadcast live on BT Sport 1. BT Sport subscribers can watch the draw via the BT Sport app or website, while the draw will also be broadcast for free via UEFA's YouTube and social media channels.
When does the group stage start?
The group stage starts on Thursday 8th September. Teams are facing a hectic schedule, which has been condensed because of the World Cup.
Typically, the first phase of the tournament would conclude in mid-December, but this season it will finish at the beginning of November.
The dates are as follows:
Matchday 1: 8 September 2022
Matchday 2: 15 September 2022
Matchday 3: 6 October 2022
Matchday 4: 13 October 2022
Matchday 5: 27 October 2022
Matchday 6: 3 November 2022
How does the group stage work?
In the group-stage draw, 32 teams will be in the pot. Then, it all gets a bit complicated. Before the draw, teams are split into four seeding pots.
It includes 12 automatic entrants, 10 Europa League play-off winners and 10 sides transferring from the Champions League play-offs (6) or third qualifying round League path (4).
Teams will be drawn into eight groups of four, each containing one team from each seeding pot.
The four pots have not yet been confirmed as there are 10 play-off second legs due to be held on Thursday night.
Teams and Pots
Pot one: Roma, Manchester United, Arsenal, Lazio, Braga, Red Star Belgrade
Pot one or two: Feyenoord
Pot two: Rennes, Monaco, Real Sociedad, PSV Eindhoven, Qarabag.
Pot two or three: Real Betis, Midtjylland, Bodø/Glimt.
Pot three: Union Berlin, SC Freiburg.
Pot three or four: Nantes, Sturm Graz.
Pot four: Trabzonspor, Union Saint-Gilloise
Rest of pots three and four TBC.
Play-off fixtures:
AEK Larnaca (CYP) v Dnipro (UKR) - Agg 2-1
Zalgiris (LTU) v Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) - Agg 1-0
Silkeborg IF (DEN) v HJK Helsinki (FIN) - Agg 0-1
Omonia Nicosia (CYP) v KAA Gent (BEL) - Agg 2-0
Fenerbahce (TUR) v Austria Wien (AUT) - Agg 2-0
Sivasspor (TUR) v Malmo FF (SWE) - Agg 1-3
Sheriff Tiraspol (MLD) v Pyunik (ARM) - Agg 0-0
Hearts (SCO) v Zurich (SUI) - Agg 1-2
Shamrock Rovers (IRE) v Ferencvaros (HUN) - Agg 0-4
Olympiakos (GRE) v Apollon Limassol (CYP) - Agg 1-1
