The 2009/2010 Europa League group stage draw, in full:

Group A: Ajax, Anderlecht, Dinamo Zagreb, Timisoara.

Group B: Valencia, Lille, Slavia Prague, Genoa.

Group C: Hamburg, Celtic, Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Rapid Vienna.

Group D: Sporting, Heerenveen, Hertha Berlin, Ventspils.

The UEFA Europa League finished its Play-Off round to determine the teams for the group stage. Notable teams that advanced were Everton, Fulham, Villareal, Shakhtar, Ajax, Roma, and Hamburg SV. Here's a full listing of the matches along with video highlights.

Play-Offs Agg First leg Second leg Sivasspor 0-5 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 More » 0-2 Report » MFK Košice 4-10 AS Roma 3-3 More » 1-7 More » FK Bakı 2-8 FC Basel 1893 1-3 More » 1-5 More » FK Teplice 2-3 Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC 1-2 More » 1-1 More » FC BATE Borisov (aet) 4-1 PFC Litex Lovech 0-1 More » 4-0 More » Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC 0-2 PSV Eindhoven 0-1 More » 0-1 More » EA Guingamp 2-8 Hamburger SV 1-5 More » 1-3 More » Trabzonspor 2-3 Toulouse FC 1-3 More » 1-0 More » PFC CSKA Sofia 2-1 FC Dinamo Moskva 0-0 More » 2-1 More » PAOK FC 1-1 SC Heerenveen (ag) 1-1 More » 0-0 More » NAC Breda 2-9 Villarreal CF 1-3 More » 1-6 More » FC Metallurh Donetsk 4-5 FK Austria Wien (aet) 2-2 More » 2-3 More » SK Sturm Graz 2-1 FC Metalist Kharkiv 1-1 More » 1-0 More » SK Rapid Wien (ag) 2-2 Aston Villa FC 1-0 More » 1-2 More » FC Dinamo 1948 Bucureşti (9-8p) 3-3 FC Slovan Liberec 0-3 More » 3-0 More » FC Steaua Bucureşti 5-1 Saint Patrick's Athletic FC 3-0 More » 2-1 More » FC Twente 3-1 FK Qarabağ 3-1 More » 0-0 More » SC Vaslui 2-4 AEK Athens FC 2-1 More » 0-3 More » SK Slavia Praha 4-2 FK Crvena Zvezda 3-0 More » 1-2 More » FK Sarajevo 2-3 CFR 1907 Cluj 1-1 More » 1-2 More » FK Partizan 3-1 M K Žilina 1-1 More » 2-0 More » Brøndby IF 3-4 Hertha BSC Berlin 2-1 More » 1-3 More » FC Sion 2-4 Fenerbahçe SK 0-2 More » 2-2 More » KKS Lech Poznań 1-1 Club Brugge KV (3-4p) 1-0 More » 0-1 More » AFC Ajax 7-1 K Slovan Bratislava 5-0 More » 2-1 More » KRC Genk 3-6 LOSC Lille Métropole 1-2 More » 2-4 More » S.

Arsenal striker Eduardo is in danger of facing a two-game suspension after UEFA determined that he was guilty of misleading the referee after his blatant dive during Arsenal's Champions League playoff vs. Celtic on Wednesday.

Here is the dive, in case you missed it the first time.

If suspended, Eduardo would miss Arsenal's first two Champions League group stage matches against Standard Leige on Sept.

With the Europa League group stages starting today, it will likely translate into European action on a regular basis for Fulham and Everton regulars Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard. However, Dempsey is set to miss Fulham's opener against CSKA Moscow due to an injury. With Roy Hodgson set to rest a number of regular starters, there's a chance -- however slight -- that Eddie Johnson might see some action today against the Russian club.

Here's part 2 of the Under 21s preview from yesterday.

Belarus

Coach Yuri Kurnenins

Some are saying this Belarus team will be the whipping boys of group A but they actually scored the same amount of points as the Serbs. Then in the play-offs they saw off a talented Turkish outfit so no one should under-estimate Yuri's team.

UEFA Champions League 3rd round of Qualifying finished up on Wednesday with 10 teams advancing to the next stage. Here's a recap of Celtic v Dinamo Moscow and Bate Borisov v FK Ventspils.

Celtic gets a road win to advance past Dinamo Moscow 2-1 on aggregate Video Highlights

Scottish club Celtic were down 0-1 after the first leg at home and needed a strong performance at Moscow in the 2nd leg.

The UEFA Europa League Play-Off round began with the first legs on Thursday August 20, 2009. The second legs will be on Thursday August 27, 2009. Here's a list of all the matches from the first legs along with video highlights.

Thursday August 20, 2009 Recap

English clubs Everton and Fulham started off strong in the first legs as both won.

They Think It's All Over... is full of optimism after Everton's win over BATE Borisov in the Europa League.

I don't care much for the JV competition in Europe. But here are the raw scores in case you have any interest.Anderlecht 3-1 FC Timisoara
Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Ajax Amsterdam
Genoa 3-2 Lille
Slavia Prague 2-2 Valencia
Hamburg SV 0-0 Celtic
Rapid Vienna 0-3 Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Heerenveen 2-3 Hertha Berlin
Sporting Lisbon 1-1 FK Ventspils
AS Roma 2-1 Fulham
FC Basel 3-1 CSKA Sofia
Dinamo Bucuresti 0-3 Galatasaray
SK Sturm Graz 0-1 Panathinaikos
Levski Sofia 0-1 SV Salzburg
Villarreal 4-1 Lazio
Fenerbahce 3-1 Steaua Bucuresti
Twente Enschede 2-1 Sheriff Tiraspol
AEK Athens 2-2 BATE Borisov
Everton 0-2 Benfica
Partizan Belgrade 2-4 Club Brugge
Toulouse 0-2 Shakhtar Donetsk
CFR Cluj-Napoca 2-3 Sparta Prague
FC Copenhagen 1-1 PSV Eindhoven
CD Nacional de Madeira 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
Werder Bremen 2-0 Austria ViennaFun stuff.

The road to the Champions League group stages is longer and more treacherous than Alberto Contador on the mountain stages of the Tour de France.
Of course some clubs are not required to join that road until it becomes a lot wider with tarmac, cat's eyes and those flashing signs warning you against bottle necks at Junction 11.

Arsenal striker Eduardo is in danger of facing a two-game suspension after UEFA determined that he was guilty of misleading the referee after his blatant dive during Arsenal's Champions League playoff vs. Celtic on Wednesday.

Here is the dive, in case you missed it the first time.

If suspended, Eduardo would miss Arsenal's first two Champions League group stage matches against Standard Leige on Sept.

With the Europa League group stages starting today, it will likely translate into European action on a regular basis for Fulham and Everton regulars Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard. However, Dempsey is set to miss Fulham's opener against CSKA Sofia due to an injury. With Roy Hodgson set to rest a number of regular starters, there's a chance -- however slight -- that Eddie Johnson might see some action today against the Russian club.

(video gol, 1-0. Likhtarovitch)
(video gol, 1-1. Fellaini)
(video gol, 1-2. Cahill)

Missione compiuta per Roma e Genoa che sconfiggono (col fiatone) rispettivamente Fulham e Lilla, conquistando punti preziosi nel cammino europeo. Qualificazione ancora lontana, ma sicuramente il successo ottenuto dalle due italiane è alquanto prezioso. Male, invece, la Lazio di Ballardini che cade nettamente al Madrigal, contro il Villareal (4 a 1 per Giuseppe Rossi e compagni), ma nulla è compromesso per quanto riguarda il passaggio alla fase successiva.

The UEFA Europa League has its last set of group stage matches on Thursday, December 17, 2009 including Everton v FC BATE Borisov. The match will be covered live on our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the link below.

Everton v FC BATE Borisov