With the Europa League group phase draw finished and component dates and times now chosen, we utilize the Opta Power Rankings to examine the problem of each group’s components.

The draw for the new-look Europa League group phase was finished on Friday, and following a weekend of fitting everybody’s schedule together, the component list has actually now been assembled.

So, now we understand which 8 sides everybody will deal with and when, we’ve evaluated the problem of each group’s group phase challengers utilizing Opta’s Power Rankings.

The Opta Power Rankings compare 13,000 domestic football groups worldwide on the very same scale, providing each a rating in between no and 100, where no is the worst-ranked group worldwide and 100 is the very best group worldwide.

So, much like we provided for recently’s Champions League draw, we’ve utilized these ratings to provide a typical problem score to each of the 36 individuals’ 8 Europa League challengers. In other words, we’ve ranked the problem of each group’s challengers to see who has the most convenient draw, and who has the most difficult.

Here are the outcomes.

Who Has the Easiest Europa League Draw?

Turkish champs Galatasaray last month lost a two-legged Champions League play-off versus Young Boys, however have actually been offered the not-to-be-sniffed-at alleviation of the most convenient attract the Europa League group phase.

Set to deal with challengers consisting of Latvian side RFS and 2 Swedish groups in Elfsborg and Malmö, the typical score of Galatasaray’s challengers is, according to our Power Rankings, 82.4 out of 100 – lower than any other group in the competitors.

Qarabag (Azerbaijan), Olympiakos (Greece), FCSB (Romania) and RFS (Latvia) are next in the list for the friendliest Europa League group phase schedules, followed by one of 2 Premier League agents in Tottenham.

Spurs deal with winnable components versus Qarabag, Elfsborg and Ferencvaros, in addition to some more widely known and possibly harder challengers in Roma, Rangers, and Galatasaray. With a typical problem score of 83.6, just 5 groups have actually been offered a kinder draw than Tottenham.

As for the other of the Premier League’s contingent, Manchester United are likewise towards the much easier end of things, with a typical challenger score of 84.3. They face FC Twente, PAOK Salonika and FCSB to name a few, in addition to 2 much tougher-looking video games versus Porto and Fenerbahçe.

Who Has the Toughest Europa League Draw?

At the other end of the scale, lowly Elfsborg, who are ranked 160th worldwide according to our Power Rankings – 3 locations listed below Ipswich – and last made it into the group phase of a European competitors in 2013-14, have actually been rewarded with the most difficult attract the entire competitors.

Set to deal with Roma, Galatasataray, Tottenham, Athletic Club and Nice, their challengers’ typical score is 86.2 – greater than any other side.

Bulgarian side Ludogorets and Turkish giants Fenerbahçe appear next in the list of the most challenging Europa League schedules, followed by Porto – who deal with Manchester United, Lazio, Olympiakos – and AZ Alkmaar.

Scottish side Rangers remain in lower-mid-table when it pertains to the problem of their components, with their 8 challengers towards the a little harder end of things.

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