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Former European champions Ajax Amsterdam and Celtic, who both suffered the indignity of being knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers by underdogs this season, will meet in the Europa League after being drawn together in the group stage in Monaco, yesterday.

Four-times European champions Ajax, beaten by Rapid Vienna in the premier competition, and Celtic, who were ousted by Malmo, were placed in Group A alongside Turkey’s Fenerbahce and Norwegian side Molde.

Anderlecht will meet Tottenham Hotspur in a repeat of the 1984 final after they were drawn in Group J alongside Monaco and Qarabag.

The English Premier League side won the UEFA Cup 31 years ago on penalties after both legs against Anderlecht ended 1-1.

Napoli were drawn with Club Bruges, Legia Warsaw and Midtjylland in Group D while Borussia Dortmund must face PAOK, Krasnodar and Qabala in Group C.

Liverpool were drawn against Swiss side Sion, who they beat 6-3 at Anfield in 1996, Girondins Bordeaux and Rubin Kazan, of Russia, in Group B.

Dnipro, last season’s runners-up, will face Lazio, Saint Etienne and Rosenborg in Group G.

Fiorentina coach Paulo Sousa faces a quick return to FC Basel, the team he led to the Swiss league title last season, after their were paired in Group I, which also features Lech Poznan, of Poland, and Belenenses.

Basel’s St Jakob Park stadium will host the final.

Europa League draw...

Group A
Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Celtic (Scotland)
Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Molde (Norway)

Group B
Rubin Kazan (Russia)
Liverpool (England)
Bordeaux (France)
Sion (Switzerland)

Group C
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
PAOK Salonika (Greece)
Krasnodar (Russia)
Qabala (Azerbaijan)

Group D
Napoli (Italy)
Club Bruges (Belgium)
Legia Warsaw (Poland)
Midtjylland (Denmark)

Group E
Villarreal (Spain)
Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)
Rapid Vienna (Austria)
Dinamo Minsk (Belarus)

Group F
Olympique Marseille (France)
Braga (Portugal)
Liberec (Czech Republic)
Groningen (Netherlands)

Group G
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
Lazio (Italy)
Saint Etienne (France)
Rosenborg (Norway)

Group H
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)
Besiktas (Turkey)
Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
Skenderbeu (Albania)

Group I
Basel (Switzerland)
Fiorentina (Italy)
Lech Poznan (Poland)
Belenenses (Portugal)

Group J
Tottenham Hotspur (England)
Anderlecht (Belgium)
Monaco (France)
Qarabag (Azerbaijan)

Group K
Schalke 04 (Germany)
APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus)
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
Asteras (Greece)

Group L
Athletic Bilbao (Spain)
AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands)
Augsburg (Germany)
Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)

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