Paris (AFP)
Monaco inherited a difficult group with Eindhoven and Real Sociedad, according to the draw made on Friday in Istanbul, which reserved Glasgow Rangers in Lyon, and Lazio Rome in Marseille.
OL, the team with the best UEFA index on the field, fell into a pool A within their reach, completed by Sparta Prague and Brondby.
For OM and ASM, the fall promises to be hot, both on the pitch and in the stands, in stadiums known for their atmosphere.
In addition to Rome, the Marseillais will thus go to the Turks of Galatasaray and the Russians of Lokomotiv Moscow, in group E.
For the Monegasques (group B), who narrowly missed qualifying for the Champions League on Tuesday, it will also be necessary to beat the Austrians from Sturm Graz.
The draw reserved other posters, such as Napoli-Leicester (Group C) and Leverkusen-Celtic (Group G).
Lyon return to the European Cup after a year of absence.
During their last appearance in C3, in 2018, OL were eliminated in the round of 16 by CSKA Moscow.
"Even if it's pretentious, you have to play it to win it. It's the year or never, given our workforce, to win us," said President Jean-Michel Aulas to the sports daily L'Equipe.
Marseille went to the final in 2018, lost against Atlético de Madrid (3-0).
But since then, OM have remained on two disappointing European campaigns, with only one victory in twelve matches.
He notably lost twice against Lazio during the group stage of C3 in the fall of 2018 (3-1 at home, 2-1 in Rome).
AS Monaco had a chance to qualify for the Champions League this summer, but ASM fell in the play-off against Donetsk (0-1, 2-2 ap).
The Monegasques have not played in the Europa League since 2015-16.
They had then finished in third place in their group.
Like them, PSV Eindhoven lost during the C1 play-offs.
The first day is scheduled for September 16, the final on May 18 in Seville.
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