Europa League 2017-18 MATCHDAY 1: SEP 14 Slavia Prague CZE Villarreal ESP Maccabi Tel-Aviv ISR Astana KAZ Young Boys SUI Dynamo Kyiv UKR Partizan SRB Skenderbeu ALB Basaksehir TUR Hoffenheim GER Ludogorets BUL Sporting Braga POR Rijeka CRO Austria Vienna AUT AEK Athens GRE AC Milan ITA Apollon Limassol CYP Atalanta ITA Olympique Lyon FRA Everton ENG FC Copenhagen DEN Fastav Zlin CZE Lokomotiv RUS Sheriff Tiraspol MDA Steaua Bucharest ROM Hap. Beer-Sheva ISRLugano SUI Viktoria Plzen CZE Lugano SUI Arsenal ENG Red Star Belgrade SRB Koln GER BATE Borisov BLR Viktoria POR Marseille FRA Red Bull Salzburg AUT Konyaspor TUR Hertha Berlin GER Zorya Luhansk UKR Athletic Bilbao ESP Ostersunds SWE Vitesse NED Zulte Waregem BEL Lazio ITA Nice FRA Real Sociedad ESP Vardar MKD Rosenborg NOR Zenit RUS FUTURE MATCHDAYS 2. Sep 28 3. Oct 19 4. Nov 2 5. Nov 23 6. Dec 7 NEW TERRITORY: Arsenal last appeared in Europa League in 2000 – losing final to Galatasaray Europa League winners by nationality Spain 10 Italy 9 England 8 Germany 6 RIVAL NATIONS: Arsenal ahead, but have lost five of last seven home matches against German opposition Arsenal: vs German teams W16 L14 D6 Olivier Giroud Arsenal Sources: UEFA, Gracenote Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS