As if getting knocked out of the Champions League before the group draw was even made wasn't bad enough, Sevilla were dealt another blow as the Europe League 2010/2011 draw placed them in a group with PSG, Borussia Dortmund and Ukranian outfit Karpaty Lviv. Certainly not plain sailing. Atletico Madrid, fresh from putting reigning Champions League winner Inter Milan to the sword in the UEFA Supercup in Monaco, were drawn with Bayern Leverkusen, Rosenburg and Thessalonika, and having held on to World Cup hero Diego Forlan and Sergio Agüero over the summer they'll surely fancy their chances of progressing to the knock out stages as they look to retain the trophy they won in May against Fulham.
The other two Liga sides in the draw, Getafe and Villarreal, had mixed fortunes. Getafe were drawn in a beast of a group with Stuttgart favorites to go through as group winners, whilst Villarreal will see themselves as the big guns in their group. Games will be played on 16 and 30 September, 22 October, 4 November, 1/2 and 15/16 December as the Europa League reverts its format to a more Champions League type of affair, as the top two go through. Looking at some of those groups, this Europe League promises to be entertaining: Man City v Juventus the pick of the ties. Prediction: Villarreal, Sevilla and Atletico to go through. Getafe to finish an antagonising third.
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