Borussia Dortmund Currently 9.00 To Win Europa League

Published on August 29th, 2015 10:34 pm EST
The 2015/16 Europa League Group Stage draw took place in Monaco on Friday afternoon.

Here are the 12 groups:

Group A

Ajax
Celtic
Fenerbahce
Molde

Group B

Rubin
Liverpool
Bordeaux
Sion

Group C

Borussia Dortmund
PAOK
Krasnodar
Qabala

Group D

Napoli
Club Brugge
Legia
Midtjylland

Group E

Villarreal
Plzen
Rapid Wien
Dinamo Minsk

Group F

Marseille
Braga
Liberec
Groningen

Group G

Dnipro
Lazio
St-Etienne
Rosenborg

Group H

Sporting CP
Besiktas
Lokomotiv Moskva
Skenderbeu

Group I

Basel
Fiorentina
Lech
Belenenses

Group J

Tottenham
Anderlecht
Monaco
Qarabag

Group K

Schalke
APOEL
Sparta Praha
Asteras

Group L

Athletic
AZ
Augsburg
Partizan

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Now, there is obviously some star power in this draw. Borussia Dortmund is just a few years removed from losing to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, while Liverpool is one of the most popular football clubs in the world. In addition, Napoli, Tottenham, Athletic Bilbao and Fiorentina all have sides that are capable of winning this tournament.

As of this moment, Borussia Dortmund is the favourite to win Europa League as they are listed at 9.00. Liverpool and Napoli follow at 15.00, Tottenham is listed at 17.00, while Athletic Bilbao, Fiorentina, Monaco, Schalke 04 and Villarreal are all listed at 21.00 to win.

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The first group stage games will take place on Thursday, September 17th, 2015. Some of the stand-out matches include Bordeaux vs Liverpool, Napoli vs Club Brugge and Fiorentina vs Basel.