Aston Villa to discover identity of first Europa League opponents
Aug 6 2010 By Mat Kendrick
Aston Villa will discover the identity of their first Europa League opponents when the draw for the play-off round is made in Nyon, Switzerland this afternoon.
It takes place at 12.30pm and will be streamed live on the official UEFA website.
Martin O’Neill’s must progress through home and away ties on Thursday August 19 and August 26 to make it to the knockout stages of the competition.
The 74 clubs will be separated into five groups of ten teams and two groups of 12, with an equal number of sides seeded and unseeded within each group.
