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Get to know the Premier League teams’ Europa League groups

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Europa League Group J – Tottenham Hotspor

Two times UEFA Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the group stages after finishing fifth in the Premier League table. They have been drawn against R.S.C. Anderlecht, AS Monaco and FK Qarabag.

Anderlecht Besnik Hasi‘s men qualified directly for the group stages of the Europa League by finishing third in the Belgian Pro League Championship play-off table.

One of their stand-out players is Belgian international central midfielder Steven Defour.

Anderlecht, who were in the Champions League last term, have won the UEFA Cup once back in 1983.

Monaco Leonardo Jardim‘s team qualified for the group stages after finishing third in Ligue 1, but lost in the Champions League play-off round to La Liga side Valencia (4-3 on aggregate).

They have a star-studded squad with several quality players, including AC Milan loanee striker Stephen El Shaarawy and Portuguese international playmaker Joao Moutinho.

Monaco have never won the Europa League/UEFA Cup, despite being the 2004 Champions League runners-up.

Qarabag – Gurban Gurbanov‘s team qualified for the Champions League third qualifying round after winning the Azerbaijan Premier League.

However, they were knocked out when they lost 1-0 on aggregate to Celtic, meaning they qualified directly for the Europa League group stage.

Their stand-out player is Brazilian number nine Reynaldo for his impressive goalscoring record.

Just like Liverpool’s trip to Rubin Kazan, this could be Spurs‘ most difficult away game of the group due to the sheer mileage.

They have never won this competition.

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